Where Does Japanese Threadfin Bream Live?
Nemipterus japonicus
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Where to find Japanese Threadfin Bream
- Water type
- saltwater
- Depth
- Typically found at depths ranging from 10 to 100 meters, occasionally deeper to 200 meters.
- Environment
- Demersal, inhabiting sandy or muddy bottoms of coastal waters and continental shelves. Often found in association with coral reefs or rocky outcrops, but primarily over soft substrates.
- Geographic range
- Indo-West Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa eastward to Japan, the Philippines, and northern Australia.
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