Pentapodus emeryii

Nemipteridae
Blue Whiptail, Blue Whiptail, Double Whiptail, Purple Threadfin Bream
  • Pentapodus emeryii, Kai Islands, Indonesia, Photo: Joe Shields
    Pentapodus emeryii, Kai Islands, Indonesia, Photo: Joe Shields
  • Pentapodus emeryii, WA, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Pentapodus emeryii, WA, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Pentapodus emeryii, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
    Pentapodus emeryii, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Broad yellow stripe from pointed snout to eye, which then splits into, a thin lateral stripe from eye to tail base, and a second stripe from above eye along upper body to end of dorsal fin. Blue back, pale underside. iridescent blue tail with long trailing filaments in adults, body seems to glow underwater. Approaches divers.  
Information
  • Max Size: 30 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 22.8-31.5°C
  • Depth: 2-35m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 4.2
    Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (9% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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