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  • Polydactylus sextarius
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Scientific Name Polydactylus sextarius    (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Common Name Blackspot Threadfin
Type Locality Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India.
Synonym(s) Polynemus sextarius, Trichidion sextarius
Etymology Polydactylus: Greek, poly = a lot of + greek, daktylos = finger. 
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Size 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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
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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.
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Reference M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae, pp 18, Pl. 4.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:51 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19)