Polydactylus
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| Polydactylus Temporal range: | |
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| Young Polydactylus plebeius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Polynemidae |
| Genus: | Polydactylus Lacépède, 1803[1] |
| Type species | |
| Polydactylus plumierii, a synonym of Polydactylus virginicus Lacepède, 1803 | |
Polydactylus is a genus of threadfin that mainly are native to the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, especially in coastal or brackish waters (such as mangrove or estuaries).[2][3] Some may even enter rivers and a single, P. macrophthalmus, is a freshwater fish from rivers in Borneo.[3]
Most species do not surpass 72 cm (2.4 ft) in standard length, but two can reach up to 1.7–2 m (5.6–6.6 ft).[3]
