Pentapodus aureofasciatus

Yellowstripe Threadfin Bream | Yellowstripe Whiptail
Pentapodus aureofasciatus
Pentapodus aureofasciatus, Photo: Graham Edgar
Pentapodus aureofasciatus
Pentapodus aureofasciatus, juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pentapodus aureofasciatus
Pentapodus aureofasciatus, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pentapodus aureofasciatus
Pentapodus aureofasciatus, QLD, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Pentapodus aureofasciatus
Pentapodus aureofasciatus, adult, Torres Strait, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
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Pentapodus aureofasciatus
Pentapodus aureofasciatus
Pentapodus aureofasciatus
Pentapodus aureofasciatus
Pentapodus aureofasciatus

Distribution

Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Torpedo-shaped with two distinct yellow stripes along purple body, with upper stripe and intensity of purple colour fading with age.


Information

Max Size: 29 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 20-29.9°C

Depth: 5-35m

Habitat Generalization Index: 1.55

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Infrequent (3.3% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (3 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland