| Family: |
Polynemidae (Threadfins) |
| Max. size: |
15.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong River systems and from Lake Tonle Sap and related rivers. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-19; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 11-13; Vertebrae: 25-25. Eight first dorsal fin spines; 7 pectoral filaments, upper 2 filaments longer than TL; vomer with villiform teeth; orbit diameter 4% of SL; posterior portion of maxilla less than orbit diameter (Ref. 49954). |
| Biology: |
Found on sandy or muddy bottoms of freshwater rivers and estuaries (Ref. 49954). Feeds on small crustaceans, small fishes, and benthic organisms (Ref. 57343). Exported to Japan as an ornamental fish (Ref. 57343). Esteemed food fish in the Chao Phraya and Mekong rivers and at Tonle Sap Lake (Ref. 57343). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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