Paradise whiptail
📖 Overview
Found near reefs. Juveniles in rubble areas . Solitary or in small groups . Feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and polychaetes .
🔬 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 almost to level of posterior nostrils. Suborbital naked. Lower limb of preopercle naked. Pelvic fins short, not reaching to level of anus. Upper lobe of caudal fin produced into a very long trailing yellowish-brown filament. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pale brownish, lower whitish. Presence of three bluish stripes across snout, first joining eyes behind nostrils, second in front of nostrils, third from eye to tip of snout. A yellow stripe from behind eye to upper base of pectoral fin. A yellow stripe from middle of upper lip, beneath eye to below pectoral fin.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Paradise whiptail is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Paradise whiptail is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Paradise whiptail is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 70 m . Tropical; 3°S - 30°S, 135°E - 165°E
🌿 Ecology
small fishes, crustaceans and polychaetes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue-faced Whiptail · China fish · Paddy · Paradise Butterfish · Paradise Threadfin Bream · Paradise whiptail · Paradise-fish · Rainbow · Whiptail · blue-banded whiptail · butterfly bream · long-tail perch · rainbow paradise fish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix coral·lí del paradís |
| 🌍CES | špičatník rajský |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-arco-íris-do-paraíso |
| 🌍TGL | Bisugong maylawi |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentex filifer | Castelnau | 1875 | Synonym |
| Labrus iris | Richardson & Solander | 1843 | Heterotypic |
| Pentapus paradiseus | Günther | 1859 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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