blue-banded whiptail
Pentapodus paradiseus
- Usual depth17–53 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, September, and November
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 122 records
- February: 86 records
- March: 50 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 41 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 26 records
- September: 100 records
- October: 81 records
- November: 124 records
- December: 52 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 17–53 m · Deepest record: 76 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- blue-banded whiptail, Blue-faced Whiptail, butterfly bream, China fish, long-tail perch, Paddy, Paradise Butterfish, Paradise-fish, Paradise Threadfin Bream, Paradise whiptail, Rainbow, rainbow paradise fish, Whiptail
Names in 1 more languages
- Filipino
- Bisugong maylawi
Other scientific names: Dentex filifer, Labrus iris, Pentapus paradiseus
Similar species
- Blue Whiptail
Pentapodus emeryii
- Small-toothed Whiptail
Pentapodus trivittatus
- Threadtail bream
Pentapodus bifasciatus
- Big-tailed Besugo
Pentapodus caninus
- bluebanded whiptail
Pentapodus setosus
Bridled Monacle BreamScolopsis bilineata
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).
- 981 open-data records from 1910 to 2021.
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