Golden threadfin bream

Nemipterus virgatus

Fish
IUCN: Vulnerable

Usual depth108–143 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsOctober and November
How commonOccasional

About this species

Nemipterus virgatus, the golden threadfin bream or yellowlipped threadfin bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This species is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 56 records
February: 19 records
March: 6 records
April: 92 records
May: 11 records
June: 168 records
July: 4 records
August: 171 records
September: 68 records
October: 305 records
November: 198 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 108–143 m · Deepest record: 178 m

0–10 m: 7 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 5 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 4 records
80–90 m: 11 records
90–100 m: 11 records
100–110 m: 117 records
110+ m: 900 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 748 records
28–30 °C: 17 records

Names and classification

English: Golden threadfin bream, besugo, golden thread, golden threadfin bream, Yellow-lipped Threadfin-bream

Names in 5 more languages

German: Brasse, Goldener Scheinschnapper, Goldstreifen-Meerbrasse
Spanish: Baga Dorada
French: Cohana Doré
Japanese: Ito-yori-dai, Itoyoridai, イトヨリダイ
Simplified Chinese: 紅杉, 紅衫, 金線魚, 金線鰱, 黃線

Other scientific names: Cheimarius matsubarae, Dentex matsubarae, Dentex setigerus, Nemipterus matsubarae, Nemipterus variegatus, Sparus sinensis, Sparus virgatus, Synagris matsubarae, Synagris virgatus

Similar species

Fork-tailed threadfin bream
Nemipterus furcosus
gold perch
Nemipterus hexodon
Notchedfin threadfin bream
Nemipterus peronii
bottom threadfin-bream
Nemipterus bathybius
yellowtipped threadfin bream
Nemipterus nematopus
Balinese threadfin bream
Nemipterus balinensis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,343 open-data records from 1900 to 2022.

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