WoRMS name details
Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782)
218911 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218911)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Polyactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Polydactylus agonasi Jordan & McGregor, 1906 · unaccepted
Polydactylus plebejus (Broussonet, 1782) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Polydactylus plebius (Broussonet, 1782) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Polynemus agonasi (Jordan & McGregor, 1906) · unaccepted
Polynemus commersonii Shaw, 1804 · unaccepted
Polynemus emoi Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted
Polynemus lineatus Günther, 1860 · unaccepted
Polynemus lineatus Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted
Polynemus lydiae Curtiss, 1938 · unaccepted
Polynemus niloticus Shaw, 1804 · unaccepted
Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782 · unaccepted
Polynemus plebejus Broussonet, 1782 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Polynemus plebius Broussonet, 1782 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Polynemus taeniatus Günther, 1860 · unaccepted
Trichidion plebejum (Broussonet, 1782) · unaccepted
Trichidion plebejus (Broussonet, 1782) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782) Broussonet, P. M. A. (1782). Ichthyologia, sistens piscium descriptiones et icones. <em>Decas I. London.</em> unnum. pages, incl. i-iv., Unnum. Pls. 1-11.
page(s): [35], Pl. [8] [details]
page(s): [35], Pl. [8] [details]
Neotype FMNH 108665, geounit Tahiti
Neotype FMNH 108665, geounit Tahiti [details]
Description Occurs over muddy bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 4340). Attains at least 45 cm SL (Ref. 9685). Fish of 12 cm can be...
Description Occurs over muddy bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 4340). Attains at least 45 cm SL (Ref. 9685). Fish of 12 cm can be caught in large numbers (Ref. 9685). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218911 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782) Broussonet, P. M. A. (1782). Ichthyologia, sistens piscium descriptiones et icones. <em>Decas I. London.</em> unnum. pages, incl. i-iv., Unnum. Pls. 1-11.
page(s): [35], Pl. [8] [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): [35], Pl. [8] [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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
Neotype FMNH 108665, geounit Tahiti [details]
Paratype (of Polydactylus agonasi Jordan & McGregor, 1906) CAS 109879 [details]
Syntype (of Polynemus taeniatus Günther, 1860) BMNH 1855.11.7.35 [details]
Syntype (of Polynemus taeniatus Günther, 1860) BMNH 1858.4.21.85 [details]
Unreviewed
Description Occurs over muddy bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 4340). Attains at least 45 cm SL (Ref. 9685). Fish of 12 cm can be caught in large numbers (Ref. 9685). [details]Remark Genus Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | gestreepe | [details] |
| Burmese | za yaw | [details] |
| Chamorro | páánánér | [details] |
| English | thread-fishstriped threadfincommon threadfin | [details] |
| Fijian | uculuka | [details] |
| French | barbure rayé | [details] |
| Indonesian | tapasansumbalmanangimamangilausanlajankuro | [details] |
| Japanese | ツバメコノシロtsubame-konoshiro | [details] |
| Malay (individual language) | senangin buihsenangin | [details] |
| Morisyen | mulet bâtard | [details] |
| Portuguese | barudo raiado | [details] |
| Samoan | umi'umial'ausi | [details] |
| Sinhala | polekalabarmeen | [details] |
| Somali | samaduul | [details] |
| Spanish | barbudo rayado | [details] |
| Swahili (individual language) | mkizi komo majikupe | [details] |
| Tahitian | moi | [details] |
| Tuamotuan | moi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (58 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Polynemus emoi Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Polydactylus agonasi Jordan & McGregor, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polynemus plebius Broussonet, 1782)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polynemus commersonii Shaw, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Polynemus agonasi (Jordan & McGregor, 1906))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Polynemus lineatus Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Polynemus lineatus Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Polynemus plebejus Broussonet, 1782)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Polynemus taeniatus Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Polydactylus plebius (Broussonet, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Trichidion plebejus (Broussonet, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Polydactylus plebejus (Broussonet, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Polynemus niloticus Shaw, 1804)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Polydactylus plebejus (Broussonet, 1782))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polydactylus plebeius)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus plebius Broussonet, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus commersonii Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus emoi Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Polydactylus agonasi Jordan & McGregor, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus agonasi (Jordan & McGregor, 1906))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus taeniatus Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichidion plebejum (Broussonet, 1782))
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus plebejus Broussonet, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichidion plebejus (Broussonet, 1782))
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus lydiae Curtiss, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus niloticus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus lineatus Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus lineatus Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Polydactylus plebius (Broussonet, 1782))
To FishBase (from synonym Polydactylus plebejus (Broussonet, 1782))
To FishBase (from synonym Polyactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782))
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polydactylus plebeius FIN031951 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polydactylus plebeius FIN031951B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Polynemus emoi Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Polydactylus agonasi Jordan & McGregor, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polynemus plebius Broussonet, 1782)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Polynemus commersonii Shaw, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Polynemus agonasi (Jordan & McGregor, 1906))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Polynemus lineatus Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Polynemus lineatus Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Polynemus plebejus Broussonet, 1782)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Polynemus taeniatus Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Polydactylus plebius (Broussonet, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Trichidion plebejus (Broussonet, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Polydactylus plebejus (Broussonet, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Polynemus niloticus Shaw, 1804)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Polydactylus plebejus (Broussonet, 1782))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polydactylus plebeius)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus plebius Broussonet, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus commersonii Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus emoi Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Polydactylus agonasi Jordan & McGregor, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus agonasi (Jordan & McGregor, 1906))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus taeniatus Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichidion plebejum (Broussonet, 1782))
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus plebejus Broussonet, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichidion plebejus (Broussonet, 1782))
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus lydiae Curtiss, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus niloticus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus lineatus Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus lineatus Günther, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Polydactylus plebius (Broussonet, 1782))
To FishBase (from synonym Polydactylus plebejus (Broussonet, 1782))
To FishBase (from synonym Polyactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782))
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polydactylus plebeius FIN031951 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polydactylus plebeius FIN031951B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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