Pentapodus emeryii

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Pentapodus emeryii

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Pentapodus
Species:
P. emeryii
Binomial name
Pentapodus emeryii
(Richardson, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
  • Mesoprion emeryii Richardson, 1843
  • Heterognathodon nemurus Bleeker, 1853
  • Pentapus nemurus (Bleeker, 1853)

Pentapodus emeryii, the double whiptail, purple threadfin bream or blue whiptail, is a species of marine

ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae
, the threadfin breams. This fish occurs in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

Taxonomy

Pentapodus emeryii was first formally

type locality given as Barrow Island in Western Australia.[3] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Pentapodus within the family Nemipteridae which it places in the order Spariformes.[4]

Etymology

Pentapodus emeryii has a specific name which honours the artist, amateur naturalist and First Lieutenant aboard the HMS Beagle during an 1837-1841 survey of the Australian coast, James Barker Emery. Emery drew illustrations of specimens collected on the expedition which were used in descriptions of new species, including of this species.[5]

Description

Pentapodus emeryii has its

standard length is more typical.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Pentapodus emeryii is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. It is found off northwestern Australia, in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea the Philippines.[1] This species is found at depths between 2 and 35 m (6 ft 7 in and 114 ft 10 in) on clear coastal reef slopes.[2]

Biology

Pentapodus emeryii is a solitary species which may gather into small aggregations.[2] It feeds on small fishes, crustaceans, brittle stars, and sipunculids.[7]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155300A4769955.en
    . Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Pentapodus emeryii" in FishBase. October 2023 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Petntapodus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. OL 25909650M
    .
  5. ^ "Order SPARIFORMES: Families LETHRINIDAE, NEMIPTERIDAE and SPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Pentapodus emeryii". Reef Life Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ^ B. C. Russell (2001). "Nemipteridae". In Carpenter, K.E. & Neim, Volker H. (eds.). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 5: Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae to Pomacentridae) (PDF). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO Rome. p. 3084.

External links

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