Nemipterus furcosus

Nemipterus furcosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Nemipterus
Species:
N. furcosus
Binomial name
Nemipterus furcosus
(Valenciennes, 1830)
Synonyms[2]
  • Dentex furcosus Valenciennes, 1830
  • Dentex upeneoides Bleeker, 1853
  • Nemipterus upeneoides (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Synagris upeneoides (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Dentex ovenii Bleeker, 1854
  • Nemipterus ovenii (Bleeker, 1854)
  • Synagris ovenii (Bleeker, 1854)
  • Synagris furcosus Günther, 1859
  • Dentex hypselognathus Bleeker, 1873
  • Nemipterus hypselognathus (Bleeker, 1873)
  • Synagris hypselognathus (Bleeker, 1873)
  • Dentex sundanensis Bleeker, 1873
  • Nemipterus sudanensis (Bleeker, 1873)
  • Nemipterus sundanensis (Bleeker, 1873)
  • Genyorage rubicauda Saville-Kent, 1893
  • Nemipterus worcesteri Evermann & Seale, 1907
  • Synagris worcesteri (Evermann & Seale, 1907)
  • Nemipterus robustus Ogilby, 1916

Nemipterus furcosus, the fork-tailed threadfin bream, rosy threadfin bream or red butterfly bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin and whiptail breams. This species is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

  1. ^ Russell, B.; Lawrence, A. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2016). "Nemipterus furcosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69539262A69539696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69539262A69539696.en. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nemipterus furcosus". FishBase. JUne 2023 version.