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Class: Teleostei
Order: Carangaria/misc
Family: Polynemidae Threadfins

Genus: Polydactylus

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21 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Polydactylus approximans Blue bobo Eastern Pacific 36.8 TL 1839
Polydactylus bifurcus Slender fivefinger threadfin Eastern Indian Ocean 27 SL 2001
Polydactylus longipes Long-limb threadfin Western Central Pacific 26 SL 2001
Polydactylus luparensis Sarawak Giant Threadfin Asia 72 SL 2010
Polydactylus macrochir King threadfin Indo-West Pacific 170 FL 1867
Polydactylus macrophthalmus River threadfin Asia 52 TL 1858
Polydactylus malagasyensis African blackspot threadfin Western Indian Ocean 14.9 SL 2001
Polydactylus microstoma Smallmouth threadfin Eastern Indian Ocean and 25 TL 1851
Polydactylus mullani Arabian blackspot threadfin Western Indian Ocean 28.5 TL 1926
Polydactylus multiradiatus Australian threadfin Eastern Indian Ocean and 24.5 FL 1860
Polydactylus nigripinnis Blackfin threadfin Western Pacific 20 TL 1964
Polydactylus octonemus Atlantic threadfin Western Atlantic 33 TL 1858
Polydactylus oligodon Littlescale threadfin Western Atlantic 46 TL 1860
Polydactylus opercularis Yellow bobo Eastern Pacific 50 TL 1863
Polydactylus persicus Persian blackspot threadfin Western Indian Ocean 16 SL 2001
Polydactylus plebeius Striped threadfin Indo-Pacific 45 SL 1782
Polydactylus quadrifilis Giant African threadfin Eastern Atlantic 200 TL 1829
Polydactylus sexfilis Sixfinger threadfin Indo-Pacific 61 TL 1831
Polydactylus sextarius Blackspot threadfin Eastern Indian Ocean and 30 TL 1801
Polydactylus siamensis Largemouth striped threadfin Eastern Indian Ocean 27.4 SL 2001
Polydactylus virginicus Barbu Western Atlantic 33 TL 1758



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013