Buttefly whiptail

Characteristics

Usually occurs singly or in small groups. Feeds on small crustaceans.

Description

  • Dorsally light brownish grey, ventrally whitish.
  • A horizontal yellow stripe runs from eye to the upper part of caudal fin base.
  • Dorsal fin base and caudal fin base bluish.
  • A black dot at caudal fin base.
  • In adults, an elongated filament is found on the upper lobe of the caudal fin.

Common Name: Buttefly whiptail

Family Common Name: Sea Breams

Scientific Name: Pentapodus setosus___(Valenciennes, 1830)

Maximum Length: 18 cm (Standard Length)

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未評估
Not Evaluated (ne)
數據缺乏
Data Deficient (dd)
無危
Least Concern (lc)
近危
Near Threatened (nt)
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Vulnerable (vu)
瀕危
Endangered (en)
極危
Critically Endangered (cr)
絕滅
Extinct (ex)
Buttefly whiptail