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Field Identification of Nemipteridae: Threadfin breams

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Title Field Identification of Nemipteridae: Threadfin breams
 
Creator Mahesh, V
Rahangdale, Shikha
Vase, Vinay Kumar
Nair, Rekha J
 
Subject Threadfin breams
Demersal Fishes
Fish Taxonomy
 
Description The fishes of family Nemipteridae are popularly known as threadfin breams. They are of high
economic interest throughout their distribution in tropical Indo-Pacific (Russell, 1990).
Globally the family is represented by 71 species across 5 genera. From Indian waters as many
as 29 species are reported across 4 genera. (Froese and Pauly, 2021). The family is characterized
by a single dorsal fin with X spines and 9 soft rays, anal fins with III spines and usually 7 soft
rays, the last soft rays is usually branched (Fig. 1 & 2). Pectoral fins have 2 unbranched and 12-
17 unbranched rays. Pelvic fins have single spine and 5 soft rays (Fig. 3) and placed in thoracic
region. Body is covered with moderate sized scales with fine ctenii (Fig. 4). Some also have
prominent and strong sub-orbital spine. Threadfin breams contributed 153066 tonnes to the
total marine fish landings of India in 2019 which forms 4.3% of the total fish landings
(NMFDC, 2021). The major species contributing to the commercial fishery belongs to the genus
Nemipterus and they forms the major raw materials for the surimi based processing plants of
India owing to high quality white meat with excellent textural properties.
 
Publisher ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2022
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/15722/1/Winter%20School%20on%20Recent%20Development%20in%20Taxonomic%20Techniques%20of%20Marine%20Fishes%20for%20Conservation%20and%20Sustainable%20Fisheries%20Management_2022_Mahesh%20V.pdf
Mahesh, V and Rahangdale, Shikha and Vase, Vinay Kumar and Nair, Rekha J (2022) Field Identification of Nemipteridae: Threadfin breams. In: ICAR-CMFRI -Winter School on Recent Development in Taxonomic Techniques of Marine Fishes for Conservation and Sustainable Fisheries Management. ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 322-333.