Sixfinger threadfin
Polydactylus sexfilis
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A threadfin from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It reaches 61 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Polydactylus sexfilis
- Family
- Polynemidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Polynemidae
- Order
- Carangaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Filimanus xanthonema, Polyactylus sexfilis, Polydactylus kuru, Polynemus kurru, Polynemus kuru, Polynemus sexfilis, Polynemus sexfills, Polynemus sexifilis
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 61 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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