- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Polynemidae is a family of fishes that belong to the order Perciformes. These fishes are commonly known as threadfins due to their long, thread-like rays on their pectoral fins. They are found in both marine and freshwater environments, with some species able to tolerate brackish water.thecontentauthority.com/blog/polynemoid-vs-polyn…: a family (usually coextensive with a suborder Polynemoidea of Percomorphi) of fishes that resemble mullets but have the pectoral fin divided into two parts of which the upper is much like an ordinary fin and the lower is composed of several separate slender threadlike rays and abound on the sandy shores of warm seas, many of them being valued for food and some yielding isinglasswww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Polynemidae
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See all on WikipediaThreadfins are silvery grey perciform fish of the family Polynemidae. Found in tropical to subtropical waters throughout the world, the threadfin family contains eight genera and about 40 species. An unrelated species sometimes known by the name threadfin, Alectis indicus, is properly the Indian threadfish (family … See more
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The species in eight genera are:
• Genus Eleutheronema
• Genus Filimanus
• See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Threadfins of the World (Family Polynemidae). An annotated and ...
WEBThe present volume on the family Polynemidae includes 41 species belonging to 8 genera. There is an introductory section with general remarks on habitat and fisheries of the family, a glossary of technical terms, an illustrated key to each genus and all species, and a detailed account for all species.
FAMILY Details for Polynemidae - Threadfins - FishBase
WEB191 rows · Apr 3, 2010 · FAMILY Details for Polynemidae - Threadfins. Show species …
See all 191 rows on www.fishbase.seSCIENTIFC NAME STATUS SENIOR/JUNIOR SYNO… COMBINATION Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted senior original Polynemus risua Hamilton, 1822 synonym junior original Polynemus aureus Hamilton, 1822 synonym junior original Polynemus toposui Hamilton, 1822 synonym junior original
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WEBFamily. Polynemidae. 6 species. Threadfins are silvery grey perciform fish of the family Polynemidae. Found in tropical to subtropical waters throughout the world, the threadfin family contains eight genera and about 40 species.
Threadfins of the World (family Polynemidae) - Google Books
WEBThe present volume on the family Polynemidae includes 41 species belonging to 8 genera. There is an introductory section with general remarks on habitat and fisheries of the family, a...
Threadfin | Saltwater, Tropical, Aquarium | Britannica
WEBThreadfin, any of about 41 species of marine fishes of the family Polynemidae (order Perciformes), widely distributed along warm seashores, often over sand. Threadfins have two well-separated dorsal fins and a forked tail, and are usually silvery in colour.
Anatomy and evolution of the pectoral filaments of threadfins …
WEBOct 20, 2020 · The most remarkable anatomical specialization of threadfins (Percomorphacea: Polynemidae) is the division of their pectoral fin into an upper, unmodified fin and a lower portion with rays highly modified into specialized filaments.
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · Polynemidae. phylogenetic. The East Asian fourfinger threadfin, Eleutheronema rhadinum, belongs to Eleutheronema, Polynemidae family. It is a commercially crucial species for coastal and inshore small-scale fisheries in East Asia (Motomura 2003; Su et al. 2020 ).
Untangling the threads: phylogenetic relationships of threadfins ...
WEBJun 29, 2023 · Threadfins are primarily marine bony fishes that have part of the pectoral fin modified into specialized sensitive filaments. They compose the Polynemidae, a family with eight genera and 42...
Polynemidae | The Fish Tree of Life
WEBTaxonomy and phylogeny of Polynemidae, a family of ray-finned fishes. Based on the Phylogenetic Fish Classification. Also includes species checklists, fossil calibrations, DNA sequences.
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