Japanese whiptail (Pentapodus nagasakiensis)

Scientific name: Pentapodus nagasakiensis Tanaka, 1915

Japanese whiptail (Pentapodus nagasakiensis)

The Japanese whiptail (Pentapodus nagasakiensis) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Japan, South China Sea, Indonesia (Lombok) and northwestern Australia.

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 moderately long, reaching to or almost to level of anus. Lobes of caudal fin pointed, more or less equal in length. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper half of body yellowish, lower half whitish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pentapodus nagasakiensis
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
10.0
Depth range
40–100 m (131–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 40 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan, South China Sea, Indonesia (Lombok) and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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