Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nemipteridae Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams

Genus: Pentapodus

(See list of species below)

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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Adams, M.J.

Pentapodus aureofasciatus
[Yellowstripe threadfin bream]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pentapodus bifasciatus
[White-shouldered whiptail]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pentapodus caninus
[Small-toothed whiptail]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pentapodus emeryii
[Double whiptail]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pentapodus komodoensis
[Komodo whiptail]

Photo by Steene, R.

Pentapodus nagasakiensis
[Japanese whiptail]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pentapodus numberii
[Papuan whiptail]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pentapodus paradiseus
[Paradise whiptail]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pentapodus porosus
[Northwest Australian whiptail]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pentapodus setosus
[Butterfly whiptail]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Pentapodus trivittatus
[Three-striped whiptail]

Photo by Good, P.

Pentapodus vitta
[Western butterfish]

12 Species of Family Nemipteridae with Genus Pentapodus
(Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
2001	Pentapodus aureofasciatus	Yellowstripe threadfin bream	Central Pacific	25 TL
1848	Pentapodus bifasciatus	White-shouldered whiptail	Western Central Pacific	20 TL
1830	Pentapodus caninus	Small-toothed whiptail	Western Pacific	35 TL
1843	Pentapodus emeryii	Double whiptail	Western Pacific	35 TL
2012	Pentapodus komodoensis	Komodo whiptail	Western Pacific	10.4 SL
1915	Pentapodus nagasakiensis	Japanese whiptail	Western Pacific	20 TL
2009	Pentapodus numberii	Papuan whiptail	Western Pacific	16.1 SL
1859	Pentapodus paradiseus	Paradise whiptail	Western Pacific	30 TL
1830	Pentapodus porosus	Northwest Australian whiptail	Eastern Indian Ocean	27 TL
1830	Pentapodus setosus	Butterfly whiptail	Western Central Pacific	18 SL
1791	Pentapodus trivittatus	Three-striped whiptail	Western Pacific	28 TL
1824	Pentapodus vitta	Western butterfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	26 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Nemipteridae Threadfin breams, Whiptail breamsGenus: Pentapodus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nemipteridae Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams

Genus: Pentapodus

(See list of species below)