This species is found in the Indo Pacific region and is an important food fish.

[3] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies Nemipterus within the family Nemipteridae which it places in the order Spariformes.

[2] The caudal fin has a moderately deep forked shape with the upper lobe slightly longer than the lower and extending into an elongated filament.

The colour of the upper body is pinkish changing to silvery on the flanks and ventral surface.

There is a distinct reddish-yellow blotch underneath the front end of the lateral line.

[6] The Japanese threadfin bream is an abundant demersal species in coastal waters ate depths between 5 and 80 m (16 and 262 ft) over muddy and sandy substrates.