Pentapodus

Updated on Oct 05, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Nemipteridae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes

Similar Scolopsis, Threadfin bream, Two‑lined monocle bream, Parascolopsis, Nemipterus furcosus

yellowstriped whiptail butterfly whiptail pentapodus caninus

Pentapodus is a genus of threadfin breams native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Pentapodus aureofasciatus B. C. Russell, 2001 (yellowstripe threadfin bream)

Pentapodus bifasciatus (Bleeker, 1848) (white-shouldered whiptail)

Pentapodus caninus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (small-toothed whiptail)

Pentapodus emeryii (J. Richardson, 1843) (double whiptail)

Pentapodus komodoensis G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Komodo whiptail)

Pentapodus nagasakiensis (S. Tanaka (I), 1915) (Japanese whiptail)

Pentapodus numberii G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2009 (Papuan whiptail)

Pentapodus paradiseus (Günther, 1859) (paradise whiptail)

Pentapodus porosus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Northwest Australian whiptail)

Pentapodus setosus (Valenciennes, 1830) (butterfly whiptail)

Pentapodus trivittatus (Bloch, 1791) (three-striped whiptail)

Pentapodus vitta Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (striped whiptail)

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