Delagoa Threadfin Bream
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Delagoa Threadfin bream
Threadfin Bream, Seabream, Ang gor lee[hokkien], Kerisi[malay]
Nemipterus bipunctatus
Nemipteridae [Threadfin & Whiptail breams]
28.2 cm [max to 30 cm]
6.5 cm
258 gms
Marine
18-100 m
Sandy and muddy bottoms. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans.
Low to mid price. Good and economical fish
Questionable but found in nearby M'sia waters.
Pale 5-7 yellow-white strips curved upward, below the lateral line. Yellow stripes on anal fin. Reddish tail with the upper tip appear to be darker red. 2 indistinct stripes on snout.