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Scientific Name | Polydactylus sextarius (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
Common Name | Blackspot Threadfin |
Type Locality | Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. |
Etymology | Polydactylus: Greek, poly = a lot of + greek, daktylos = finger. |
Species Information | |
Size | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: southwestern India to Papua New Guinea, north to Japan. May rarely occur in the Philippines, eastern Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | In nature, feeds mainly on small crustaceans (especially shrimps), fishes and benthic organisms; also on sponges and fish scales. User data. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae, pp 18, Pl. 4. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2015 Jun 09 13:54 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19) |