Polydactylus is a genus of threadfin that mainly are native to the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, especially in coastal or brackish waters (such as mangrove or estuaries).[2][3] Some may even enter rivers and a single, P. macrophthalmus, is a freshwater fish from rivers in Borneo.[3]

Most species do not surpass 72 cm (2.4 ft) in standard length, but two can reach up to 1.7–2 m (5.6–6.6 ft).[3]

Species

There are currently 21 species in the genus:[3]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Polydactylus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ "FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture - Aquatic species".
  3. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Polydactylus". FishBase. May 2017 version.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactylus
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