Small-toothed whiptail
📖 Overview
Usually found close to the bottom over coral reef areas. Feeds on small fishes and larger zooplankton, as well as on benthic organisms . Occurs solitary or in small groups.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Head scales reaching forward to or just in front of level of anterior nostrils. Scaled area between nostrils with a distinct naked medial wedge-shaped notch. Suborbital scaly posteriorly. Lower limb of preopercle with 2 or 3 scale rows. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching to or almost to level of anus. Upper lobe of caudal fin slightly longer than lower. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pale blue, lower whitish.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Small-toothed whiptail is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 35 m . Tropical; 33°N - 24°S, 93°E - 175°E South China Sea and the eastern Malay Peninsula to the Gilbert Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Timor and New Caledonia (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes and larger zooplankton, as well as on benthic organisms (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Big-tailed Besugo · Canine-toothed Mid-water Bream · Canine-toothed Midwater Bream · Redfin Mid-water Bream · Small-toothed whiptail · Threadfin Whiptail · Threadtail bream |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix coral·lí princesa |
| 🌍CES | špičatník psí |
| 🇩🇪German | Fangzahn-Scheinschnapper |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Kitsuneuo · キツネウオ |
| 🌍MSA | Kerisi |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-arco-íris-de-meia-água |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Длиннохвостый пентапод |
| 🌍TGL | Bisugo · Tingin |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 犬牙錐齒鯛 · 犬牙锥齿鲷 · 紅尾冬仔 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 9 records indexed .
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