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Butterfly Whiptail

Pentapodus setosus

Also known as: Coral Bream, Spinecheek, Threadfin Bream, Threadtail Bream, Whiptail, Whiptail Bream

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@markn · ID, Indonesia · March 20261 / 1

Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Juveniles found close to reefs.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
bottom dwellingschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Central Pacific
  • Country only · 1
LIVES IN

Juveniles found close to reefs.

RANGE
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Juvenile photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyNemipteridae
    6. genusPentapodus
    7. speciesPentapodus setosus (Valenciennes, 1830)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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