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18.5 cm, standard length fishmarket photo: Kelvin K P Lim Redspine Threadfin Bream Nemipterus nemurus (Bleeker) Nemipteridae Forked tail fin with upper lobe produced into filament, body pink, red spot between first and second dorsal fin spines. Carnivore over mud or sandy areas. To 21 cm. Often used for human consumption. The locally common Notched Threadfin Bream (Nemipterus peronii) is unique among its genus in having deep notches along the margin of its dorsal fin between the spines.

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From A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore by Kelvin K P Lim and Jeffrey K Y Low Published by the Singapore Science Centre and sponsored by BP ©Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and Singapore Science Centre