Northwest Australian whiptail

Pentapodus porosus

Twenty Seven Centimeters Nemipterid Fish of Indonesian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Northwest Australian whiptail is known around Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 27 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Pentapodus
Maximum length: 27 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Aru Islands (Indonesia) and northwest Australia. This species closely resembles Pentapodus setosus and Pentapodus paradiseus .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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