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Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829)

Giant African threadfin
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Cameroon country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Sanaga and in the coastal rivers of the West and of the South (Ref. 51193).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Daget, J. and J.C. Njock, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gros capitaine, Barbudo gigante africano, Threadfin, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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 author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 15 - 55 m (Ref. 10799).   Tropical; 22°N - 5°S, 26°W - 13°E (Ref. 57343)

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