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Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Etymology: Polydactylus: Greek, poly = a lot of + greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gill.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 10 - 60 m (Ref. 91172). Subtropical; 34°N - 7°S, 118°W - 77°W (Ref. 57343)
Eastern Pacific: Los Angeles Harbor in California, USA to off Paita, Peru; rare north of Baja California, Mexico.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 55763); common length : 25.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 55763)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 9; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 11 - 13; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 12 - 14. Body and fins yellowish; no stripes or spots. Anterior parts of lower jaw with villiform teeth extending onto lateral surface, adjacent part of lip poorly developed in large specimens. Vomerine teeth present. Maxilla covered with small deciduous scales. Pectoral filaments 9. Lateral line unbranched, extending to upper end of caudal fin lobe. Swim bladder absent (Ref. 45049).
Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries, on sand and mud bottom (Ref. 9332). Also found along sandy beaches (Ref. 57343). Esteemed food fish in the tropical eastern Pacific (Ref. 57343).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Motomura, H., S. Kimura and Y. Iwatsuki, 2002. Revision of the threadfin genus Polydactylus (Perciformes, Polynemidae) from the eastern Pacific Ocean. Ichthyol. Res. 49(4):358-366. (Ref. 45049)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.6 - 28.6, mean 27.2 °C (based on 32 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00383 - 0.01141), b=3.07 (2.92 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.51 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).