Striped whiptail (Pentapodus vitta)

Scientific name: Pentapodus vitta Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Striped whiptail (Pentapodus vitta)

The Striped whiptail (Pentapodus vitta) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Head scales reaching forward to or just in front of level of anterior nostrils. Scaled area between nostrils with a distinct naked wedge-shaped notch. Suborbital naked. Lower limb of preopercle naked. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching to or just before level of anus. Lobes of caudal fin more or less equal in length. Color: Body silvery-white.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pentapodus vitta
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.0
Common length
15.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: western 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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