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Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Etymology: Leptomelanosoma: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, melanos = black + Greek, soma = body.
More on author: Shaw.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री; खारा ड़िमरसल; ऐम्फिढरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 55 - 100 m (Ref. 9685). Tropical; 26°N - 10°S, 62°E - 152°E (Ref. 57343)
Indo-West Pacific: known with certainty from Pakistan to Papua New Guinea. Reports from the east coast of Africa need to be verified (Ref. 57343).
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 142 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 3479); common length : 80.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 3479)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 9; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 13 - 14; गुदा कांटा: 2 - 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 11 - 12. Golden olive in color, darker above, with faint dusky lines along body; fins yellowish (Ref. 5492).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Occurs over shallow muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf), mainly near estuaries and sometimes entering rivers (Ref. 57343). Feeds mainly on small benthic crustaceans, especially prawns and crabs, and small fishes. Percentage of fishes eaten increases with size. Utilized fresh, dried or salted and frozen; eaten steamed, pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9987).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Motomura, H. and Y. Iwatsuki, 2001. A new genus, Leptomelanosoma, for the polynemid fish previously known as Polydactylus indicus (Shaw, 1804) and a redescription of the species. Ichthyol. Res. 48(1):13-21. (Ref. 45350)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (संदर्भ
123201): 23.7 - 28.1, mean 26.3 °C (based on 82 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00268 - 0.01179), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 3.9 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 5.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (K=0.19).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 44.4 [16.8, 164.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.51 [0.19, 1.46] mg/100g; Protein = 19.8 [18.0, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.143 [0.081, 0.241] g/100g; Selenium = 83.8 [45.1, 159.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.34 [4.42, 19.15] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.37 [0.51, 2.69] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.