Butterfly whiptail (Pentapodus setosus)

Scientific name: Pentapodus setosus Valenciennes, 1830

Butterfly whiptail (Pentapodus setosus)

The Butterfly whiptail (Pentapodus setosus) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Philippines, South China Sea, Singapore, and Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Head scales reaching forward to between level of anterior margin of eyes and posterior nostrils. Suborbital naked. Lower limb of preopercle naked. Pelvic fins short, not reaching level of anus. Axillary scale present. Color: Pale brownish on back, lower part of body whitish. Presence of two bluish stripes across snout, first from middle of eye to tip of snout, second from upper lip to lower margin of eye. Top of snout dusky.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pentapodus setosus
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Common length
15.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Philippines, South China Sea, Singapore, and Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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