Scientific Name	Nemipterus thosaporni   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Russell, 1991	Depth	10 - 80M
Chinese	黃緣金線魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金線魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F376　Nemipteridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黃緣金線魚
Max Length	21.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	金線鰱
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Thailand
Synonyms	Nemipterus marginatus, Nemipterus sp. 2
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. 1991 Russell, B. C. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0700114. FRIP01381. NTUM07573.
Common Name	Palefin threadfin bream
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin raysX, 9; anal-fin rays III, 7; pectoral-fin rays16. Body depth 3.5 times in standard length. Lower edge of eye touching or just above a line from tip of snout to upper pectoral-fin base; lower edge of suborbital slightly emarginate. Dorsal fin origin about 3-7 scale rows from imaginary line projected upward from posterior edge of suborbital to dorsal profile. Pectoral and pelvic fins long, reaching to or just short of level of anal-fin origin. Axillary scale present. Upper part pinkish, silvery below.
habitats	A benthic species, occurs on sand or mud bottoms.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Strait of Malacca and Gulf of Thailand to southern Japan. Taiwan: West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.