Butterfly Whiptail

Scientific Name: Pentapodus setosus
Family: Coral Breams - Nemipteridae
Maximum Size: 25cm
Identification: Light gray; gold to yellow stripe from eye to upper base of tail joins a pale lower stripe to form a V with central dark spot; adults have filament extending from upper tail lobe.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs in 5-50m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Malaysian Peninsula, Singapore, Indonesia and Philippines.