WoRMS name details
Polydactylus indicus (Shaw, 1804)
218910 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218910)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Polynemus indicus Shaw, 1804) Shaw, G. (1804). General zoology or systematic natural history . [see Shaw 1803, ref. 4014]. v. 5 (pt 1): i-v + 1-250, Pls. 93-132, and (pt 2): i-vi + 251-463, Pls. 132-182.
page(s): 155 [details]
page(s): 155 [details]
Description Occurs mainly over shallow muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf, occasionally entering rivers. Reported that...
Description Occurs mainly over shallow muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf, occasionally entering rivers. Reported that this species does not occur in brackish water (Ref. 9987). Feeds mainly on small benthic crustaceans, especially prawns and crabs, and small fishes. Percentage of fishes eaten increase with size. Utilized fresh, dried/salted and frozen; eaten steamed, pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9987). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Polydactylus indicus (Shaw, 1804). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218910 on 2025-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Polynemus indicus Shaw, 1804) Shaw, G. (1804). General zoology or systematic natural history . [see Shaw 1803, ref. 4014]. v. 5 (pt 1): i-v + 1-250, Pls. 93-132, and (pt 2): i-vi + 251-463, Pls. 132-182.
page(s): 155 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 155 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs mainly over shallow muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf, occasionally entering rivers. Reported that this species does not occur in brackish water (Ref. 9987). Feeds mainly on small benthic crustaceans, especially prawns and crabs, and small fishes. Percentage of fishes eaten increase with size. Utilized fresh, dried/salted and frozen; eaten steamed, pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9987). [details]Remark Genus Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Indian threadfin | [details] |
