WoRMS taxon details
Filimanus xanthonema (Valenciennes, 1831)
280785 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:280785)
accepted
Species
Polydactylus konadaensis Mishra & Krishnan, 1993 · unaccepted
Polydactylus xanthonemus (Valenciennes, 1831) · unaccepted
Polynemus diagrammicus Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
Polynemus pfeifferi Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Polynemus xanthonema Valenciennes, 1831 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Polynemus xanthonema Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Lectotype (of Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831)...
Lectotype (of Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831) MNHN A.3033 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Filimanus xanthonema (Valenciennes, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280785 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Polydactylus konadaensis Mishra & Krishnan, 1993) Mishra, S. S.; Krishnan, S. (1993). Polydactylus konadaensis a new threadfin fish from India with a key to species of the Polynemidae of India. <em>Records of the Zoological Survey of India.</em> 92 (1-4): 285-291., available online at https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v116/i1-4/1993/160901 [details]
original description (of Polynemus diagrammicus Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Percoïden van den Malaijo-Molukschen Archipel, met beschrijving van 22 nieuwe soorten. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [13]: 1-64. [details]
original description (of Polynemus pfeifferi Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. Tiental V-X. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> 4 (2): 243-302. [details]
original description (of Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Polynemus xanthonema Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Polynemus diagrammicus Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Percoïden van den Malaijo-Molukschen Archipel, met beschrijving van 22 nieuwe soorten. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [13]: 1-64. [details]
original description (of Polynemus pfeifferi Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. Tiental V-X. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> 4 (2): 243-302. [details]
original description (of Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Polynemus xanthonema Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Motomura, H. (2004). Threadfins of the world (Family Polynemidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of polynemid species known to date. FAO Spec. Cat. Fish. Purp. Rome: FAO. 3:117 p., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y5398e/y5398e00.htm [details]
additional source Motomura, H. (2004). Threadfins of the world (Family Polynemidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of polynemid species known to date. FAO Spec. Cat. Fish. Purp. Rome: FAO. 3:117 p., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y5398e/y5398e00.htm [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831) MNHN A.3033 [details]
Paralectotype (of Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831) MNHN A.3033 [details]
Paratype (of Polydactylus konadaensis Mishra & Krishnan, 1993) ZSI-MBS F-632 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Burmese | za yaw | [details] |
| English | yellowthread threadfin | [details] |
| French | barbure à doigts oranges | [details] |
| Spanish | barbudo de dedos amarillos | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polynemus pfeifferi Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Polydactylus xanthonemus (Valenciennes, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Polynemus diagrammicus Bleeker, 1849)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Filimanus xanthonema)
To FishBase (from synonym Polydactylus konadaensis Mishra & Krishnan, 1993)
To FishBase (from synonym Polydactylus xanthonemus (Valenciennes, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus diagrammicus Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus pfeifferi Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus xanthonema Valenciennes, 1831)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polynemus pfeifferi Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Polydactylus xanthonemus (Valenciennes, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Polynemus diagrammicus Bleeker, 1849)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Filimanus xanthonema)
To FishBase (from synonym Polydactylus konadaensis Mishra & Krishnan, 1993)
To FishBase (from synonym Polydactylus xanthonemus (Valenciennes, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus diagrammicus Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus pfeifferi Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus xanthonema Valenciennes, 1831)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To ITIS