Javanese threadfin (Filimanus hexanema)

Scientific name: Filimanus hexanema Cuvier, 1829

Javanese threadfin (Filimanus hexanema)

The Javanese threadfin (Filimanus hexanema) is a marine fish of the family Polynemidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, known only from western Java, Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12. Distinguished by having a body depth 3..2 or more in SL; six pectoral filaments, some extending well past midpoint of anal fin; interorbital region of frontals not markedly concave.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Filimanus hexanema
Family
Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: known only from western Java, Indonesia.
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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