Japanese whiptail

Pentapodus nagasakiensis

Nemipterid Fish beneath Australian Waters

Japanese whiptail is a fish found around Western Pacific. The largest recorded length is 20 cm. Its body is fusiform body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Pentapodus
Maximum length: 20 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan, South China Sea, Indonesia (Lombok) and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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