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BONY

NEMIPTERIDAE

Nemipterus bipunctatus (Ehrenberg in Cuv. Val., 1830) PLATE XIV, 79

Synonyms : bleekeri (Day, 1875) Nemipterus delagoae Smith, 1941

Loc. names : Katti (Sin); Kolonto (Bal)

FAO names : En - Delasa 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, , mussels, 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 (Valenciennes, 1830)

Synonyms : Nemipterus tolu (Valenciennes, 1830) (as used in SIS for Areas 57/71)

Loc. names : Katti (Sin); Kolonto (Bal)

FAO names : En - Perons 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 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 , 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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