Nemipterus
Nemipterus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin and whiptail breams. These fishes are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but now also occur in the Mediterranean Sea due to Lessepsian migration.
| Nemipterus | |
|---|---|
| Nemipterus furcosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Nemipteridae |
| Genus: | Nemipterus Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Dentex filamentosus Valenciennes, 1830 | |
| Synonyms | |
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