Nemipterus japonicus

Nemipterus japonicus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Nemipterus
Species: N. japonicus
Binomial name
Nemipterus japonicus
(Bloch, 1791)

Nemipterus japonicus, commonly known as the Japanese threadfin bream, is a marine fish native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] The species now also occurs in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Nemipterus japonicus" in FishBase. 11 2015 version.
  2. Rodríguez, G.; Suárez, H. (2001). "Anthropogenic dispersal of decapod crustaceans in aquatic environments". Interciencia. 26 (7): 282–288.


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