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Class: Teleostei
Order: Carangaria/misc
Family: Polynemidae Threadfins

Genus: Filimanus

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6 species
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Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Filimanus heptadactyla (Cuvier, 1829)

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Filimanus heptadactyla
[Sevenfinger threadfin]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Filimanus hexanema (Cuvier, 1829)

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Filimanus hexanema
[Javanese threadfin]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Filimanus perplexa Feltes, 1991

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Filimanus perplexa
[Splendid threadfin]

Photo by Motomura, H.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Filimanus sealei (Jordan & Richardson, 1910)

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Filimanus sealei
[Eightfinger threadfin]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Filimanus similis Feltes, 1991

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Filimanus similis
[Indian sevenfinger threadfin]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Filimanus xanthonema (Valenciennes, 1831)

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Filimanus xanthonema
[Yellowthread threadfin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Filimanus heptadactyla Sevenfinger threadfin Western Pacific 38 TL 1829
Filimanus hexanema Javanese threadfin Western Central Pacific 12 SL 1829
Filimanus perplexa Splendid threadfin Western Central Pacific 16 SL 1991
Filimanus sealei Eightfinger threadfin Western Central Pacific 15 SL 1910
Filimanus similis Indian sevenfinger threadfin Indian Ocean 13 SL 1991
Filimanus xanthonema Yellowthread threadfin Indo-West Pacific 14 SL 1831



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