WoRMS taxon details
Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758
276918 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276918)
accepted
Species
Polynemus aureus Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Polynemus risua Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Polynemus toposui Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Neotype NRM 47529, geounit India
Neotype NRM 47529, geounit India [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276918 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Polynemus longifilis 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): 365 [details]
original description (of Polynemus risua Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6897
page(s): 228, 381 [details]
original description (of Polynemus toposui Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6897
page(s): 232, 381 [details]
[request]original description (of Polynemus longifilis 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): 365 [details]
original description (of Polynemus risua Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6897
page(s): 228, 381 [details]
original description (of Polynemus toposui Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6897
page(s): 232, 381 [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
Neotype NRM 47529, geounit India [details]
Syntype (of Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829) MHNG 148.24 [details]
Syntype (of Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829) MNHN 2200 [details]
Syntype (of Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829) MNHN A. 3045 [details]
Syntype (of Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829) MNHN A. 4803 [details]
Syntype (of Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829) SMF 439 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali | tapasi | [details] |
| Burmese | nga ponnar | [details] |
| English | paradise threadfin | [details] |
| French | barbure paradis | [details] |
| Spanish | barbudo paraíso | [details] |
| Thai | pla nuad pram | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (32 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Polynemus aureus Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Polynemus risua Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Polynemus toposui Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (93 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polynemus paradiseus)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus aureus Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus risua Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus toposui Hamilton, 1822)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Polynemus aureus Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Polynemus risua Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Polynemus toposui Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (93 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polynemus paradiseus)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus aureus Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus risua Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus toposui Hamilton, 1822)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
