Threadtail bream
Pentapodus bifasciatus
- Usual depth5–6 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and September
- How commonRare
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–6 m · Deepest record: 5.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
- English
- Threadtail bream, white-shouldered whiptail
Other scientific names: Heterognathodon bifasciatus, Pentapodus lineoscapularis
Similar species
Blue WhiptailPentapodus emeryii
Small-toothed WhiptailPentapodus trivittatus
- blue-banded whiptail
Pentapodus paradiseus
Big-tailed BesugoPentapodus caninus
bluebanded whiptailPentapodus setosus
gold perchNemipterus hexodon
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 49 open-data records from 1929 to 2018.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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