Nemipterus japonicus

Nemipterus japonicus, commonly known as the Japanese threadfin bream, is a marine fish native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] The species now also occurs in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal.[2] It is consumed by humans as an ingredient of crab sticks.[3][4][5]

Nemipterus japonicus
At a Philippine fish market
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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N. japonicus
Binomial name
Nemipterus japonicus
(Bloch, 1791)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Nemipterus japonicus" in FishBase. 11 2015 version.
  2. Rodríguez, G.; Suárez, H. (2001). "Anthropogenic dispersal of decapod crustaceans in aquatic environments". Interciencia. 26 (7): 282–288.
  3. Huda, N., Aminah Abdullah, and Abd Salam Babji. "Nutritional quality of surimi powder from threadfin bream." Journal of Muscle Foods 11.2 (2000): 99-109.
  4. Musa, K. H., A. Aminah, and W. M. Wan-Aida. "Functional properties of surimi related to drying methods." Malaysian Applied Biology 34.2 (2005): 83.
  5. Gopakumar, K., V. Muraleedharan, and S. K. Bhattacharyya. "Preparation and properties of surimi from tropical fish." Food Control 3.2 (1992): 109-112.


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