TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-likes)
Family: Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)

Genus/species: Pentapodus emeryii

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Violet blue with two electric yellow horizontal stripes. They have a long, slender body and are sometimes known as Banana fish or the Banana Snapper.

 Length: 30.0 cm (12 inches)

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DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Indo-West Pacific. Found in Lagoons and coastal reefs greater than 20m (65 feet). 

DIET IN THE WILD: Small fishes, crustaceans, ophiuroids and sipunculid worms.

CONSERVATION: IUCN Least Concern

 

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References

California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium Philippine coral reef 2016

Ron’s flickr  https://www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/6179759332/in/album-72157625992053826/

Encyclopedia of Life: eol.org/pages/205344/details

IUCN  www.iucnredlist.org/details/155300/0

Ron’s WordPress shortlink  http://wp.me/p1DZ4b-1g1

fishbase: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Pentapodus-emeryii.html