Nemipterus furcosus

Fork-tailed threadfin bream
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Nemipteridae
Genus:	Nemipterus
Species:	N. furcosus
Binomial name
	Nemipterus furcosus; (Valenciennes, 1830)
Synonyms
	Dentex furcosus Valenciennes, 1830; Dentex hypselognathus Bleeker, 1873; Dentex ovenii Bleeker, 1854; Dentex sundanensis Bleeker, 1873; Dentex upeneoides Bleeker, 1853; Genyorage rubicauda Saville-Kent, 1893 - Ambiguous synonym; Nemipterus hypselognathus (Bleeker, 1873) ; Nemipterus ovenii (Bleeker, 1854); Nemipterus peronii (non Valenciennes, 1830) - Misapplied name; Nemipterus robustus Ogilby, 1916; Nemipterus sudanensis (Bleeker, 1873) ; Nemipterus sundanensis (Bleeker, 1873); Nemipterus upeneoides (Bleeker, 1873); Nemipterus worcesteri Evermann & Seale, 1907; Synagris furcosus Günther, 1859; Synagris hypselognathus (Bleeker, 1873) ; Synagris ovenii (Bleeker, 1854) ; Synagris upeneoides (Bleeker, 1853) ; Synagris worcesteri (Evermann & Seale, 1907) ;

Nemipterus furcosus, the fork-tailed threadfin bream, also known as the rosy threadfin bream, is a species of threadfin bream native to Indian oceanic seas around Maldives, Sri Lanka, Andaman islands, and Pacific oceanic seas around Indonesia, and Australia. It inhabits areas with coral reefs at depths from 8 to 110 m (26 to 361 ft). This species can reach a length of 24 cm (9.4 in), though most are only around 18.0 cm (7.1 in). It typically has a silver colored belly and red color on it's dorsal, head and tail.

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