Australian threadfin (Polydactylus multiradiatus)

Scientific name: Polydactylus multiradiatus G?nther, 1860

Australian threadfin (Polydactylus multiradiatus)

The Australian threadfin (Polydactylus multiradiatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Polynemidae.

Biology

Inhabits coastal waters over sand or mud bottoms. Feeds on prawns. Often taken in association with Penaeus prawns in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polydactylus multiradiatus
Family
Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.0
Depth range
10–56 m (33–184 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 10 - 56 m, usually 10 - 56 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: known only from southern Indonesia (Timor and Arafura seas) and northern Australia (Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia to Clarence River, New South Wales). The type locality (China) may most likely be erroneous.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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