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Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758

Paradise threadfin
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India country information

Common names: Bahmin, Bamin, Battihiravalai
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Motomura, H., S.O. Kullander, T. Yoshino and Y. Iwatsuki, 2002
Importance: commercial | Ref: Motomura, H., 2004
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected from Mumbai, Maharashtra; West Bengal in Ganges River, Gariahat, Namkhana, and Hooghly River; and Pondicherry (Ref. 31582). One of the most important fisheries species especially West Bengal (Ref. 57343). Also Ref. 3479, 4833, 45255.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Motomura, H., 2004
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Etymology: Polynemus: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek,nema = filament (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal; anfidromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad ? - 25 m (Ref. 31582).   Tropical; 24°N - 11°N, 71°E - 102°E (Ref. 57343)

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Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: west coast of India to Thailand. Probably occurs in Malaysia (Ref. 5756) and Laos (Ref. 9497).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm NG macho / no sexado; (Ref. 94495); common length : 17.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3479)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 14-15; Espinas anales 2; Radios blandos anales: 11 - 13

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Lives over sandy bottoms, regularly entering freshwaters during breeding season. Feeds mainly on crustaceans (especially shrimps), small fishes and benthic organisms. Marketed fresh (Ref. 3479).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Motomura, H., S.O. Kullander, T. Yoshino and Y. Iwatsuki, 2002. Review of seven-spined Polynemus species (Perciformes: Polynemidae) with designation of a neotype for Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758. Ichthyol. Res. 49(4):307-317. (Ref. 31582)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 June 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 27.5 - 28.9, mean 28.4 (based on 157 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00298 - 0.00805), b=3.08 (2.94 - 3.22), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.60 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.