ADW: Pentapodus paradiseus: CLASSIFICATION

Pentapodus paradiseusBlue-banded whiptail(Also: Blue-faced whiptail; Butterfly bream; China fish; Long-tail perch)

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        ClassActinopterygiiray-finned fishes
        OrderPerciformes
        FamilyNemipteridaeThreadfin breams, Whiptail breams
        GenusPentapodus
        SpeciesPentapodus paradiseusBlue-banded whiptail

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KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassActinopterygiiray-finned fishes
OrderPerciformes
FamilyNemipteridaeThreadfin breams, Whiptail breams
GenusPentapodus
SpeciesPentapodus paradiseusBlue-banded whiptail

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Pentapodus paradiseusBlue-banded whiptail(Also: Blue-faced whiptail; Butterfly bream; China fish; Long-tail perch)

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