BASSI - باسى - JAPANESE THREADFIN 1KGBASSI JAPANESE THREADFIN Environment Climate Range Marine; demersal; non migratory; depth range 18 100 m. Tropical, preferred; 31N 30S, 31E 103E Distribution Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Persian Gulf, east Africa south to Delagoa Bay in Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, and Strait of Malacca. This species has generally been reported under the name Nemipteus delagoae or Nemipterus bleekeri.