WoRMS taxon details
Polynemus hornadayi Myers, 1936
465006 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:465006)
accepted
Species
Myers, G. S. (1936). A new polynemid fish collected in the Sadong River, Sarawak, by D. William T. Hornaday, with notes on the genera of Polynemidae. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 26 (9): 376-382. [details]
Holotype USNM 100632, geounit Malaysia
Holotype USNM 100632, geounit Malaysia [details]
WoRMS (2026). Polynemus hornadayi Myers, 1936. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465006 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Myers, G. S. (1936). A new polynemid fish collected in the Sadong River, Sarawak, by D. William T. Hornaday, with notes on the genera of Polynemidae. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 26 (9): 376-382. [details]
basis of record 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]
basis of record 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]
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] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 100632, geounit Malaysia [details]
Paratype BMNH 1935.8.29.31 [details]
Paratype USNM 35719 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Hornaday's paradise fish | [details] |
| French | barbure paradis de Hornaday | [details] |
| Spanish | barbudo paraíso de Hornaday | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polynemus hornadyi USNM 100632 holotype radiograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polynemus hornadyi USNM 100632 holotype radiograph lateral view)
To ITIS
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