Scientific Name	Nemipterus virgatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Houttuyn, 1782)	Depth	40 - 220M
Chinese	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	金線魚
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	金線鰱、黃線、紅杉
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、South West、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Cheimarius matsubarae, Dentex matsubarae, Dentex setigerus, Nemipterus matsubarae, Sparus sinensis, Sparus virgatus, Synagris matsubarae, Synagris virgatus
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	ASIZP0055738. ASIZP0061094. ASIZP0061541. ASIZP0062393. ASIZP0063597. ASIZP0064910. ASIZP0064953. ASIZP0064963. ASIZP0070782. ASIZP0074980. ASIZP0078743. ASIZP0078838. ASIZP0800177. ASIZP0800178. ASIZP0800179. ASIZP0910177. ASIZP0910178. ASIZP0910179. FRIP00596. FRIP00734. FRIP00735. FRIP03163. FRIP03223. FRIP21574. MTP0191. NMMBP02093. NMMBP05467. NMNSF01072. NTMP0219. NTMP0843. NTMP1256. NTMP1324. NTMP1368. NTUM04899. SU49397. SU7308. ...List all 36 records...
Barcode	2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Golden threadfin bream; Golden thread
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin raysX, 9; anal-fin rays III, 7; pectoral-fin rays17. Body depth 3.44 to 3.45 times in standard length. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral and pelvic fins long, reaching to between level of anus and origin of anal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin produced to form a trailing filament. A line drawn up from the posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile 5 to 7 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Axillary scale present. Body color pink, paler below. Head pink, a yellow stripe from upper lip extending to antero-ventral margin of eye. Two faint yellow bars across cheek sometimes present. Pelvic fins with yellow stripes.
habitats	Inhabits muddy or sandy bottoms. Young fish generally occurs in shallower water between 18 and 33 m. Feeds on crustaceans, fish and cephalopods. One of the most important commercial fish in the East China Sea and northern South China Sea.
Distribution	Western Pacific: southern Japan to northwestern Australia and the Arafura Sea. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Penghu, North, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.