WoRMS taxon details
Polynemus aquilonaris Motomura, 2003
276914 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276914)
accepted
Species
Motomura, H. (2003). A new species of freshwater threadfin, <i>Polynemus aquilonaris</i>, from Indochina, and redescription of <i>Polynemus dubius</i> Bleeker, 1853 (Perciformes: Polynemidae). <em>Ichthyol. Res.</em> 50(2): 154-163., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-002-0155-1 [details]
Holotype URM P 13930, geounit Thailand
Holotype URM P 13930, geounit Thailand [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Polynemus aquilonaris Motomura, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276914 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Motomura, H. (2003). A new species of freshwater threadfin, <i>Polynemus aquilonaris</i>, from Indochina, and redescription of <i>Polynemus dubius</i> Bleeker, 1853 (Perciformes: Polynemidae). <em>Ichthyol. Res.</em> 50(2): 154-163., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-002-0155-1 [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
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 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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype URM P 13930, geounit Thailand [details]
Paratype ANSP 177982 [details]
Paratype CAS 92821 [details]
Paratype NRM 24267 [details]
Paratype UMMZ 181145 [details]
Paratype UMMZ 195407 [details]
Paratype UMMZ 224815 [details]
Paratype UMMZ 232331 [details]