Scientific Name	Nemipterus japonicus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1791)	Depth	5 - 80M
Chinese	日本金線魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金線魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F376　Nemipteridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本金線魚
Max Length	32 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	金線鰱、番紅姑鯉(澎湖)、竹鋒仔(臺南安平)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Cantharus filamentosus, Coryphaena lutea, Dentex blochii, Dentex striatus, Dentex tambulus, Heterognathodon flaviventris, Nemipterus japonica, Nemipterus japonicas, Nemipterus luteus, Sparus japonicus, Synagris flavolinea, Synagris grammicus, Synagris japonicus ...all 13..
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 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055346. ASIZP0055432. ASIZP0055433. ASIZP0060828. ASIZP0063649. ASIZP0064774. ASIZP0076131. ASIZP0076132. ASIZP0079040. ASIZP0700037. ASIZP0800427. ASIZP0807049. ASIZP0807050. ASIZP0901256. ASIZP0910427. ASIZP0917049. ASIZP0917050. FRIP00732. NMMBP03800. NMMBP04938. NMMBP04939. NMMBP05016. NMMBP05017. NMMSTP01574. NMNSF00852. NTMP0642. NTUM07574. ZMH16109.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,HAN-YANG,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,HAN-YANG,CO1,100%
Common Name	Threadfin; Bream; Japanese threadfin bream; Melon coat
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin raysX, 9; anal-fin rays III, 7; pectoral-fin rays17-18. Body depth 2.8 to 3.08 times in standard length. Eleven to twelve pale golden-yellow stripes along body from behind head to base of caudal fin. A prominent red-suffused yellow blotch below origin of lateral line. Pectoral fins very long, reaching to or just beyond level of origin of anal fin. Caudal fin moderately forked, upper lobe slightly longer than lower and produced into a short or moderately long filament. Three transverse scale rows on preopercle. Axillary scale present. Upper body pinkish, silvery below.
habitats	Very abundant in coastal waters, found on mud or sand bottoms, usually in schools. Feeds mainly on small fishes, crustaceans, mollusks, polycheates and echinoderms. Marketed mainly fresh, but also frozen, steamed, dried-salted, dry-smoked, fermented or ma
Distribution	Indo-Pacific. A report on Nemipterus japonicus as a Red Sea immigrant into the Mediterranean is unconfirmed. Likewise, a record of this species from northwestern Australia is unfounded. Taiwan: Penghu, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.