Pentapodus nagasakiensis
| Pentapodus nagasakiensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Nemipteridae |
| Genus: | Pentapodus |
| Species: | P. nagasakiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentapodus nagasakiensis (Tanaka, 1915) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptoscolopsis nagasakiensis Tanaka, 1915 | |
Pentapodus nagasakiensis, the Japanese whiptail or Japanese butterfish, is a species of marine fish in the coral bream family (Nemipteridae) of order Perciformes. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean.