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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 / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina; brackvatten bottenlevande; amfidrom (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 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).
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 142 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3479); common length : 80.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3479)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 13 - 14; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 2 - 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 11 - 12. Golden olive in color, darker above, with faint dusky lines along body; fins yellowish (Ref. 5492).
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
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
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)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 23.7 - 28.1, mean 26.3 (based on 82 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00269 - 0.01173), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.19).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).