WoRMS taxon details
Polynemus multifilis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
276917 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276917)
accepted
Species
Polistonemus multifilis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) · unaccepted
Polynemus polydactylus Bleeker, 1852 · unaccepted
Polynemus quatordecimfilis Pel, 1851 · unaccepted
Polystonemus multifilis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel H. (1843). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 2-4: 21-72. [details]
Holotype RMNH 436, geounit Malaysia
Holotype RMNH 436, geounit Malaysia [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Polynemus multifilis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276917 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel H. (1843). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 2-4: 21-72. [details]
original description (of Polynemus polydactylus Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo. Visschen van Pamangkat, Bandjermassing, Praboekarta en Sampit. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 3): 407-442. [details]
original description (of Polynemus polydactylus Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo. Visschen van Pamangkat, Bandjermassing, Praboekarta en Sampit. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 3): 407-442. [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype RMNH 436, geounit Malaysia [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | elegant paradise fish | [details] |
| French | barbure paradis élégante | [details] |
| Spanish | barbudo paraíso elegante | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Polynemus polydactylus Bleeker, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polynemus multifilis)
To Fishbase (from synonym Polynemus polydactylus Bleeker, 1852)
To Fishbase (from synonym Polynemus quatordecimfilis Pel, 1851)
To Genbank
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Polynemus polydactylus Bleeker, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polynemus multifilis)
To Fishbase (from synonym Polynemus polydactylus Bleeker, 1852)
To Fishbase (from synonym Polynemus quatordecimfilis Pel, 1851)
To Genbank
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To ITIS
