Family : Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Striped threadfin
Fish Name : Polydactylus plebeius
Max size : 45.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 57343); max. published weight: 1,650 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 122 m
Climate : tropical; 37°N - 35°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: East Africa to French Polynesia, north to Japan, south to Australia. Has not been collected from the Red Sea or Persian Gulf (Ref. 57343).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 11-12. Golden, dusky olive brown above, scale rows each with a dark line; fins dusky (Ref. 5492). Body with 7 or 8 prominent dark stripes along the longitudinal scale rows above lateral line and 7-9 faint stripes below. Pectoral fin rays unbranched; 4th or 5th pectoral filament longest, 22-40% of SL. Posterior margin of maxilla reaching to (or slightly extending beyond) level of posterior margin of adipose eyelid. Lower tip of 7th proximal pterygiophore of 1st dorsal fin directed backwards. Lateral squamation on caudal fin unbranched (Ref. 40970).
Biology : Occur over muddy bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 4340), from estuaries to coastal beaches and to relatively deep waters (less than 122 m) (Ref. 57343). Forms loosely-associated schools (Ref. 57343). Feeds on small crustaceans, fishes and other benthic organisms (Ref. 30573). Fish of 12 cm can be caught in large numbers (Ref. 9685)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Motomura, H.. 2004. (Ref. 57343)

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Common Names : காலா, பார் மீன், போலி காலா, பொலீ காலா , തമുതി, വമീന്, வாளன் காலா, తెల్ల మగ  , திரவலை, വാമീന്, சீனகாலா, பனிகாலா, മൂക്കന്, கட்டிக் களை, வெள்‍ளை காலா, பார்மீன், ബാഹ്മീന്, பத்திரவாளை, നൊറകുടിയന്, பட்டீதீரவளை, கொன்டியன்களை, നൊറക്കുടിയന്, கொண்டீயங்காலை , வெள்ளைகாலா , పొడికిమాగ , బోడ్డుమాగ , கட்டீகாளை  , சீனாகாலை , வாலனகாலா  , பனீகாலா , బుడతమాగ , தீருவளை  , മൂക്കന്  , ವಾಮೇನು  , ബമീന് , காலா , సహల  , Bahmin, Bamin, Barmeen, Battihiravalai, Boddumaga, Budathamaga, Common threadfin, Indian salmon, Kala, Kattikalai, Kela, Kondiangalai, Mookan, Norakudiyan, Panigala, Podikimaga, Polekala, Row ball, Sahala, Seenakalai, Thamuthi, Thellamaga, Thiravalai, Thread fin, Vahmeenu, Valanakala, Vellaikala, Wahmeen
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses