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Eleutheronema tridactylum (Bleeker, 1849) Threefinger threadfin |
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photo by
Motomura, H. |
| Family: | Polynemidae (Threadfins) | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: known only from Thailand, Malaysia, and western Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 14-15. Pectoral filaments 3; fin membranes uniformly brown like all other fins. Vomer lacks deciduous tooth plates on both sides throughout its life history. Posterior part of maxilla shallow, 2-3% of SL. Long tooth plate extension onto lateral surface of lower jaw, 9-10% SL (Ref. 41639). | |||
| Biology: | Too small to be of major commercial importance (Ref. 57343). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||