Pentapodus bifasciatus (Bleeker, 1848)

White-shouldered whiptail

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Nemipteridae
Synonyms	Heterognathodon bifasciatus, Pentapodus lineoscapularis, ... more
Common names	White-ear whiptail, White-shoulder whiptail, Abo, ... more

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Main reference

Russell, B.C. 1990. (Ref. 3810)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710); common length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3810)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical; 20°N - 9°S, 92°E - 130°E (Ref. 3810)

Western Central Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore. This species has been previously confused with Pentapodus trivittatus.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Head scales reaching forward to between level of posterior and anterior nostrils. Suborbital naked. Lower limb of preopercle with 2 or 3 scale rows. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching to or almost to level of anus. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body brown, white on ventral surface. This species is easily distinguished from P. trivittatus by the head scales extending forward to the nostrils, the absence of scales on the suborbital, and presence of a white bar on the upper margin of the opercle.

Inhabits shallow coral reef areas. Feeds on small fishes, crustaceans (shrimps, caprellid amphipods) and polychaete worms.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries


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