Eightfinger threadfin (Filimanus sealei)

Scientific name: Filimanus sealei Jordan & Richardson, 1910

Eightfinger threadfin (Filimanus sealei)

The Eightfinger threadfin (Filimanus sealei) is a marine fish of the family Polynemidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Philippines to the Solomon Islands. Occurrence in Australia needs confirmation.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12. Distinguished by having eight (occasionally seven) pectoral filaments, not reaching midpoint of anal fin; depth of posterior margin of maxilla less than eye diameter; snout pointed; body in life usually blue above and silvery below.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Filimanus sealei
Family
Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Philippines to the Solomon Islands. Occurrence in Australia needs confirmation.
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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