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Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829)

Giant African threadfin
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Guinea-Bissau country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Of commercial value (Ref. 26999). Also Ref. 2683.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pu.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sanches, J.G., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gros capitaine, Barbudo gigante africano, Threadfin, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Etymology: Polydactylus: Greek, poly = a lot of + greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

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

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