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Three-striped Whiptail

Pentapodus trivittatus

Also known as: Coral Bream, Small-toothed Whiptail, Spinecheek, Striped Whiptail, Three-banded Threadfin Bream, Threadtail Bream, Whiptail

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@fishx6 · Lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 10
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Overview

Found in schools, over shallow, coral and sandy areas, of clear coastal and outer reef crests.

Threadfin Breams and Whiptail Breams have excellent eyesight and are usually found close to the bottom looking for prey with a stop start movement.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
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Found in schools, over shallow, coral and sandy areas, of clear coastal and outer reef crests.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyNemipteridae
    6. genusPentapodus
    7. speciesPentapodus trivittatus (Bloch, 1791)

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    More in the family

    Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams (Nemipteridae)