Scientific Name	Nemipterus aurora   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Russell, 1993	Depth	56 - 90M
Chinese	赤黃金線魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金線魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F376　Nemipteridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	赤黃金線魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	金線鰱
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Kota Kinabalu fish market, Sabah, East Malaysia, 5°59'N, 116°04'E.
Synonyms	Nemipterus aurorus, Nemipterus delagoae, Nemipterus sp. 3
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)；Russell, B.C., 1990. Nemipterid fishes of the world. (Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams, and coral breams). Family Nemipterida  Russell, B. C. 1990 Russell, B. C. 1993 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055804Paratype. ASIZP0070269. NTMP1435.
Common Name	Dawn threadfin bream
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays X, 9; anal-fin rays III, 7; pectoral-fin rays16. Body depth 3.31 to 3.43 times in standard length. Body pinkish above, shading through pale mauve to silvery on ventral half with 4 or 5 longitudinal, upward-curved silvery-white stripes along the middle of each scale row below lateral line; upper lobe of caudal fin extended into a filament.
habitats	A benthic species, found on sand or mud bottoms in depth of 24-220 m. Feed on small crustaceans.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to southeastern Indonesia. Taiwan: South.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.