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Nemipteridae
Paradise whiptail
Pentapodus paradiseus
Thirty Centimeters Nemipterid Fish from Philippine Waters
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Oceania
- Southeast Asia
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
MediumParadise whiptail is known from Western Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Nemipteridae
- Genus
- Pentapodus
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Pacific: northeastern Australia, southern Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and the Philippines. This species has been previously confused with Pentapodus setosus by most authors.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
