Pentapodus Aureofasciatus
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''Pentapodus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
threadfin bream Nemipteridae are a family of fishes within the order Perciformes. They are known as threadfin breams, whiptail breams and false snappers. They are found in tropical waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Most species are benthic carni ...
s native to the eastern
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and the western
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.


Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Pentapodus aureofasciatus'' B. C. Russell, 2001 (yellowstripe threadfin bream) * '' Pentapodus bifasciatus'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Pentapodus caninus'' (
G. Cuvier Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ...
, 1830)
(small-toothed whiptail) * ''
Pentapodus emeryii ''Pentapodus emeryii'', the purple threadfin bream, is a threadfin bream inhabiting coastal reefs in North-western Australia and the Malay Archipelago The Malay Archipelago (Indonesian/Malay: , tgl, Kapuluang Malay) is the archipelago be ...
'' ( J. Richardson, 1843) (double whiptail) * '' Pentapodus komodoensis'' G. R. Allen &
Erdmann Erdmann is a first name and surname, and may refer to: Surname *Carl Erdmann (1898—1945), German historian *Eduard Erdmann (1896—1958), Baltic German pianist and composer *Hans Otto Erdmann (1896–1944), member of the German resistance *Hugo E ...
, 2012
(Komodo whiptail) * ''
Pentapodus nagasakiensis The Japanese whiptail or Japanese butterfish (''Pentapodus nagasakiensis'') is a species of marine fish in the coral bream family (Nemipteridae) of order Perciformes. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean. Distribution It is found in the we ...
'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1915) (Japanese whiptail) * '' Pentapodus numberii'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2009 (Papuan whiptail) * '' Pentapodus paradiseus'' ( Günther, 1859) (paradise whiptail) * '' Pentapodus porosus'' (
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, 1830)
(Northwest Australian whiptail) * '' Pentapodus setosus'' (Valenciennes, 1830) (butterfly whiptail) * '' Pentapodus trivittatus'' (
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, 1791)
(three-striped whiptail) * '' Pentapodus vitta'' Quoy &
Gaimard Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist. Biography Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...
, 1824
(striped whiptail)


References

Nemipteridae {{Perciformes-stub