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Theodore's Threadfin Bream
Nemipterus theodorei Ogilby, 1916
Above and below: A 34 cm long Theodore's Threadfin Bream caught at a depth of 35 m, 5 km off Urunga, northern New South Wales, June 2005. Photo © W. Tyson. View larger image.
Theodore's Threadfin Bream is a moderately elongate fish with a long-based dorsal fin and a strongly forked caudal fin. The body is pinkish-mauve above and white below. There are five or six greenish-yellow stripes on the side of the body and a red spot beneath the origin of the lateral line. The iris is red and the cheek has a golden tinge.
This species grows to at least 20 cm in standard
length.
It is endemic to Australia, occurring from northern Queensland to the central coast of New South Wales.
Theodore's Threadfin Bream is usually found on sandy and muddy seabeds
in coastal and offshore waters in depth from 20 m to 120 m.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
This species has also been called Theodore's Butterfly Bream. It was described by past Australian Museum Fish Curator James Ogilby in 1916.
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Further reading
- Russell, B.C. 1990. Nemipterid fishes of the world. (Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams, and coral breams). Family Nemipteridae. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of nemipterid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. 12(125): 1-149.
