Indian threadfin (Leptomelanosoma indicum)

Scientific name: Leptomelanosoma indicum Shaw, 1804

Indian threadfin (Leptomelanosoma indicum)

The Indian threadfin (Leptomelanosoma indicum) is a brackish-water fish of the family Polynemidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, known with certainty from Pakistan to Papua New Guinea. Reports from the east coast of Africa need to be verified.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Golden olive in color, darker above, with faint dusky lines along body; fins yellowish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Leptomelanosoma indicum
Family
Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
142
Common length
80.0
Depth range
55–100 m (180–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 55 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: known with certainty from Pakistan to Papua New Guinea. Reports from the east coast of Africa need to be verified.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.19)

Sources

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

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