Giant African threadfin
| Giant African threadfin | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Polynemidae |
| Genus: | Polydactylus |
| Species: | P. quadrifilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829) | |
Giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis) is a fish species in the family Polynemidae.[1] It is native to coastal parts of the East Atlantic from Mauritania to Angola, also ranging into freshwater rivers. This fish supports important fisheries and can reach up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length.[1]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Polydactylus quadrifilis" in FishBase. May 2017 version.
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