WoRMS taxon details
Galeoides decadactylus (Bloch, 1795)
126997 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126997)
accepted
Species
Galeoides polydactylus (Vahl, 1798) · unaccepted
Polynemus astrolabi Sauvage, 1881 · unaccepted
Polynemus decadactylus Bloch, 1795 · unaccepted
Polynemus enneadactylus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Polynemus polydactylus Vahl, 1798 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Polynemus decadactylus Bloch, 1795) Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 9. i-ii + 1-192, Pls. 397-429. [details]
Type locality contained in Morocco
type locality contained in Morocco [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Galeoides decadactylus (Bloch, 1795). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126997 on 2026-06-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Polynemus astrolabi Sauvage, 1881) Sauvage, H.-E. (1881). Description de quelques poissons de la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. (1). <em>Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série).</em> v. 5: 101-104. [details]
original description (of Polynemus decadactylus Bloch, 1795) Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 9. i-ii + 1-192, Pls. 397-429. [details]
original description (of Polynemus enneadactylus 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): 392 [details]
original description (of Polynemus polydactylus Vahl, 1798) Vahl, M. (1798). Beskrivbelse af Polynemus paradiseus og P. polydactylus. <em>Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet Kiøbenhavn.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 158-168.
page(s): 164 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Polynemus decadactylus Bloch, 1795) Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 9. i-ii + 1-192, Pls. 397-429. [details]
original description (of Polynemus enneadactylus 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): 392 [details]
original description (of Polynemus polydactylus Vahl, 1798) Vahl, M. (1798). Beskrivbelse af Polynemus paradiseus og P. polydactylus. <em>Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet Kiøbenhavn.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 158-168.
page(s): 164 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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
Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors 
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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]
[request]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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | tiekemsibet mba | [details] |
| English | plexiglasslesser African threadfin | [details] |
| French | sanispetit capitainebarbobarbinho | [details] |
| Krio | shineose | [details] |
| Portuguese | barbudo | [details] |
| Spanish | barbudo enano africano | [details] |
| Wolof | sikket mbàwcekéémbarudo de dez barbas | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Polynemus astrolabi Sauvage, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Polynemus decadactylus Bloch, 1795)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Polynemus polydactylus Vahl, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Galeoides polydactylus (Vahl, 1798))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Polynemus enneadactylus Cuvier, 1829)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Galeoides decadactylus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus astrolabi Sauvage, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus decadactylus Bloch, 1795)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus polydactylus Vahl, 1798)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeoides polydactylus (Vahl, 1798))
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus enneadactylus Cuvier, 1829)
To Genbank (from synonym Polynemus decadactylus Bloch, 1795)
To Genbank
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeoides decadactylus USNM 405159 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeoides decadactylus USNM 405160 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Polynemus astrolabi Sauvage, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Polynemus decadactylus Bloch, 1795)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Polynemus polydactylus Vahl, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Galeoides polydactylus (Vahl, 1798))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Polynemus enneadactylus Cuvier, 1829)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Galeoides decadactylus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus astrolabi Sauvage, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus decadactylus Bloch, 1795)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus polydactylus Vahl, 1798)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeoides polydactylus (Vahl, 1798))
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus enneadactylus Cuvier, 1829)
To Genbank (from synonym Polynemus decadactylus Bloch, 1795)
To Genbank
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeoides decadactylus USNM 405159 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeoides decadactylus USNM 405160 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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