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BONY FISHES
NEMIPTERIDAE
Nemipterus bipunctatus (Ehrenberg in Cuv. Val., 1830) PLATE XIV, 79
Synonyms : Nemipterus bleekeri (Day, 1875) Nemipterus delagoae Smith, 1941
Loc. names : Katti (Sin); Kolonto (Bal)
FAO names : En - Delasa threadfin bream Fr - Cohana delogoa Sp - Baga delagoa
Size : Max.: 30 cm; common to 25 cm
Fishing gear : Caught with bottom trawls and on line gear
Habitat and biology : Bottom-living, to 100 m depth. Very little is known about the biology and feeding habits of this species
Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791)
PLATE XIV, 80 Synonyms : None
Loc. names : Katti (Sin); Kolonto (Bal) Japanese threadfin bream (En)
FAO names : En - Japanese threadfin bream Fr - Cohana japonaise Sp - Baga japonesa
Size : Mar.: 30 cm (standard length); common to 25 cm
Fishing gear : Caught mainly in bottom trawls
Habitat and biology : In coastal waters to about 60 m depth; males grow to a larger size than females. Feeds on worms, crustaceans, mussels, cephalopods and fishes; young prefer small crustaceans
* N. japonicus is often caught in combination with an undescribed species of Nemipterus. Since these two forms
are very similar, they have, until now, always been considered as one species under the name N. japonicus.
The new species however, differs from N. japonicus in having yellow markings on the lower 3/4 of the dorsal fin; a reddish caudal filament and a yellow band along the anal fin
Nemipterus metopias (Bleeker, 1852) PLATE XIV, 81
Synonyms : None
Loc. names : Katti (Sin); Kolonto (Bal)
FAO names : En - Slender threadfin bream Fr - Cohana élégante Sp - Baga elegante
Size : Max.: 30 cm; common to 25 cm
Fishing gear : Caught mainly with bottom trawls
Habitat and biology : Bottom-living, at depths of 30 to 100 m. Very little is known on the biology of this species - 66 -
BONY FISHES
NEMIPTERIDAE Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes, 1830)
Synonyms : Nemipterus tolu (Valenciennes, 1830) (as used in SIS for Areas 57/71)
Loc. names : Katti (Sin); Kolonto (Bal)
FAO names : En - Peron s threadfin bream Fr - Cohana tolu Sp - Baga tolu
Size : Max.: 20 cm; common to 20 cm
Fishing gear : Caught mainly in bottom trawls
Habitat and biology : Bottom-living, usually to 60 m depth. Feeds on bottom-living organisms
Parascolopsis aspinosa (Rao Rao, 1981)
Synonyms : None
Loc. names : Katti (Sin); Kolonto (Bal)
FAO names : En - Smooth dwarf monocle bream Fr - Mamila lisse
Sp - Besugato liso
Size : Max.: 20 cm; common to 15 cm
Fishing gear : Caught with bottom trawls
Habitat and biology : Inhabits offshore waters, from 60 to 500 m depth, usually over soft bottoms
Other species of Nemipteridae
PLATE XIV, 82
Parascolopsis eriomma Jordan Richardson, 1909
Parascolopsis boesemani (Rao Rao, 1981) Rosy dwarf monocle bream Redfin dwarf monocle bream size: to 30 cm size: to 15 cm
PLATE XIV, 84
Parascolopsis townsendi Boulenger, 1901 Scolopsis bimaculatus Rüppell, 1828 Scaly dwarf monocle bream Thumbprint monocle bream size: to 20 cm size: to 30 cm - 67 -
BONY FISHES
Other species of Nemipteridae NEMIPTERIDAE
PLATE XV, 85
Scolopsis ghanam (Forsskål, 1775) Scolopsis taeniatus (Cuvier, 1830) Arabian monocle bream Banded monocle bream size: to 30 cm size: to 30 cm
PLATE XIV, 83
Scolopsis vomeri (Bloch, 1792) Whitecheek monocle bream size: to 25 cm also Pandya (Sin); Shahar bano (Bal)
LOBOTIDAE
Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) PLATE XV, 86
Synonyms None
Loc. names : Dai (Sin); Dai, Gazi-gwazi (Bal) Brown triple-tail (En)
FAO names : En - Tripletail Fr - Croupia roche Sp - Dormilona
Size : Mar.: 100 cm; common to 50 cm
Fishing gear : Caught with beach seines, gill- nets, traps and on hook and line
Habitat and biology : A sluggish fish, living in coastal waters, mainly in muddy estuarine areas. The juveniles float on their sides and look like dead mangrove leaves. Feeds on bottom-dwelling crustaceans and on fish
Interest to fisheries : Although never found in large quan- tities, it is a valuable foolish for the quality of its flesh. It is marketed fresh
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