WoRMS taxon details
Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829)
276599 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276599)
accepted
Species
Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
Trichidion quadrifilis (Cuiver, 1829) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 390, Pl. 68 [details]
page(s): 390, Pl. 68 [details]
Holotype (of Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829) MNHN...
Holotype (of Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829) MNHN 756, geounit Senegal [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276599 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 390, Pl. 68 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 390, Pl. 68 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., 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
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
Holotype (of Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829) MNHN 756, geounit Senegal [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | giant African threadfin [from synonym] | [details] |
| Fon | gainfiochikoué | [details] |
| French | gros capitaine [from synonym]capitaine [from synonym] | [details] |
| Kabuverdianu | barbo [from synonym] | [details] |
| Mandinka | sori [from synonym] | [details] |
| Portuguese | peixe-barba [from synonym]capitão [from synonym]barbudo-gigante [from synonym]barbudo [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | barbudo gigante africano [from synonym] | [details] |
| Wolof | njaane jaara [from synonym]njaane [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Trichidion quadrifilis (Cuiver, 1829))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polydactylus quadrifilis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichidion quadrifilis (Cuiver, 1829))
To Genbank (from synonym Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829)
To Genbank
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Trichidion quadrifilis (Cuiver, 1829))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polydactylus quadrifilis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Trichidion quadrifilis (Cuiver, 1829))
To Genbank (from synonym Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829)
To Genbank
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
