Family : Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Arabian blackspot threadfin
Fish Name : Polydactylus mullani
Max size : 19.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 57343)
Environment : pelagic-oceanic ; depth range 14 - 115 m
Climate : tropical; 26°N - 15°S
Global Importance : fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 11-12; Vertebrae: 24-24. With 7 pectoral filaments; uppermost extending well beyond posterior tip of pectoral fin. Pectoral fin rays 19-22% of SL; all rays branched except uppermost 1 or 2. Well-developed swim bladder. A large black spot anteriorly on lateral line (Ref. 40958).
Biology : Feeds on shrimps and small fishes (Ref. 57343)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Motomura, H. and Y. Iwatsuki. 2001. (Ref. 40958)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses