Polydactylus oligodon (Günther, 1860)
Littlescale threadfin
Polydactylus oligodon
photo by Johnson, L.

Family:  Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Max. size:  46 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 620.0 g
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: southern Florida to Santos, Brazil. Not occurring in the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 13-13
Biology:  Occurs along sandy or muddy shores (Ref. 7251). Not of great commercial importance (Ref. 26938).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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