Pentapodus paradiseus (Günther, 1859)

Paradise whiptail

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Nemipteridae
Synonyms	Pentapus paradiseus, Dentex filifer, ... more
Common names	... more

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Main reference

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

Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710); common length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3810)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical; 3°S - 30°S, 135°E - 165°E (Ref. 3810)

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.
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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 or almost to level of posterior nostrils. Suborbital naked. Lower limb of preopercle naked. Pelvic fins short, not reaching to level of anus. Upper lobe of caudal fin produced into a very long trailing yellowish-brown filament. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pale brownish, lower whitish. Presence of three bluish stripes across snout, first joining eyes behind nostrils, second in front of nostrils, third from eye to tip of snout. A yellow stripe from behind eye to upper base of pectoral fin. A yellow stripe from middle of upper lip, beneath eye to below pectoral fin.

Found near reefs. Juveniles in rubble areas (Ref. 9710). Feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and polychaetes (Ref. 9785).


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

Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5005

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)	High

Entered by Carpenter, Kent E.

Modified by Garilao, Cristina V.

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