Blackfin threadfin (Polydactylus nigripinnis)

Scientific name: Polydactylus nigripinnis Munro, 1964

Blackfin threadfin (Polydactylus nigripinnis)

The Blackfin threadfin (Polydactylus nigripinnis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Polynemidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and the Arafura Sea.

Biology

Body uniformly golden-silver. Pectoral fin rays unbranched, blackish; tip of uppermost filament reaching to or just short of level of posterior tip of upper part of pectoral fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polydactylus nigripinnis
Family
Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Australia, and the Arafura Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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