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Pentapodus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

AphiaID

270332 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:270332)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Nemipteridae Regan, 1913

Synonymised names

Heterodon Bleeker, 1845 · unaccepted

Heterognathodon Bleeker, 1848 · unaccepted

Leptoscolopsis Tanaka, 1915 · unaccepted

Maenoides Richardson, 1843 · unaccepted

Pentapus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Pentapodus aureofasciatus Russell, 2001
Species Pentapodus berryae Allen, Erdmann & Brooks, 2018
Species Pentapodus bifasciatus (Bleeker, 1848)
Species Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier, 1830)
Species Pentapodus emeryii (Richardson, 1843)
Species Pentapodus komodoensis Allen & Erdmann, 2012
Species Pentapodus nagasakiensis (Tanaka, 1915)
Species Pentapodus numberii Allen & Erdmann, 2009
Species Pentapodus paradiseus (Günther, 1859)
Species Pentapodus porosus (Valenciennes, 1830)
Species Pentapodus setosus (Valenciennes, 1830)
Species Pentapodus trivittatus (Bloch, 1791)
Species Pentapodus vitta Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Species Pentapodus milii (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Pentapodus frenatus (Günther, 1859) accepted as Scolopsis bilineata (Bloch, 1793)
Species Pentapodus lineoscapularis Fowler, 1943 accepted as Pentapodus bifasciatus (Bleeker, 1848)
Species Pentapodus macrurus (Bleeker, 1849) accepted as Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier, 1830)
Species Pentapodus microdon (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier, 1830)
Species Pentapodus nubilis Cantor, 1849 accepted as Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède, 1802)
Species Pentapodus nubilus Cantor, 1849 accepted as Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède, 1802) (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M. 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pentapodus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=270332 on 2026-09-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-15 10:18:16Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M. 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]

original description (of Heterognathodon Bleeker, 1848) Bleeker, P. (1948). A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of Sumbawa. Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore). v. 2 (no. 9): 632-639. [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]