Polynemus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Polynemidae
Genus: Polynemus
Species: P. aquilonaris – P. bidentatus – P. dubius – P. hornadayi – P. kapuasensis – P. melanochir – P. multifilis – P. paradiseus
Name

Polynemus Linnaeus, 1758
Gender: masculine
Type species: Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

Polistonemus Gill, 1861

Polynemus multifilis

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 317. Reference page.
Polynemus in the World Register of Marine Species

Polynemus is a genus of threadfins (family Polynemidae).[2][3][4] They are native to South and Southeast Asia and, depending on the species, occur in freshwater, brackish, and/or marine environments.[3]

The family Polynemidae is characterized by the pectoral fin that is divided into two sections; the upper one with rays that are attached whereas the lower rays are long and unattached ("threads"). In Polynemus, the unattached rays number 14–15, in contrast to 3–7 in other genera.[4]
Species

There are eight recognized species in this genus:[2][3]

Polynemus aquilonaris Motomura, 2003 (Northern paradise fish)
Polynemus bidentatus Motomura & Tsukawaki, 2006
Polynemus dubius Bleeker, 1854 (Eastern paradise fish)
Polynemus hornadayi Myers, 1936 (Hornaday's paradise fish)
Polynemus kapuasensis Motomura & van Oijen, 2003 (Kapuas elegant paradise fish)
Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes, 1831 (Blackhand paradise fish)
Polynemus melanochir melanochir — Blackhand paradise fish
Polynemus melanochir dulcis — Lake blackhand paradise fish
Polynemus multifilis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 (Elegant paradise fish)
Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758 (Paradise threadfin)

References

Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Polynemus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Polynemus in FishBase. December 2019 version.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Polynemus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
Nelson, J. S. (2006). Fishes of the World (4 ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9.