Littlescale threadfin (Polydactylus oligodon)

Scientific name: Polydactylus oligodon G?nther, 1860

Littlescale threadfin (Polydactylus oligodon)

The Littlescale threadfin (Polydactylus oligodon) is a brackish-water fish of the family Polynemidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida to Santos, Brazil. Not occurring in the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polydactylus oligodon
Family
Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
46.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida to Santos, Brazil. Not occurring in the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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