Common names:
Blackspot threadfin, Blackspot-threadfin, Cheeral
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108), Godavari estuary (Ref. 51036), Cochin, Kerala; Rameswaram market, Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu; and, Shanmugam fish market, Chennai (= Madras), Tamil Nadu (Ref. 40958). Also Ref. 3479, 4833, 9685, 45255.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Motomura, H., 2004
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Etymology: Polydactylus:Greek, poly = a lot of + greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335). More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology