Small-toothed whiptail

Pentapodus caninus

Nemipterid Fish of Coastal Waters

Small-toothed whiptail is known from Western Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Pentapodus
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: southern South China Sea and the eastern Malay Peninsula to the Gilbert Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Timor and New Caledonia (Ref. 37816 ). The name Pentapodus caninus has been misapplied to Pentapodus trivittatus .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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