Atlantic threadfin

The Atlantic threadfin, Polydactylus octonemus, is a threadfin native to subtropical and temperate waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

The Atlantic threadfin lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 5 - 66 m , usually 5 - 16 m environment.

The Atlantic threadfin, Polydactylus octonemus, is a threadfin native to subtropical and temperate waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It grows up to 23 cm in length. More

Atlantic threadfin Polydactylus octonemus in the Gulf of Mexico Creator/Author Dentzau, M.W. ; Chittenden, M.E. Jr. (Texas A and M Univ. More

Common names

Atlantic threadfin in English
Atlantisk trådfinnefisk in Danish (dansk)
Barbudo ocho barbas in Spanish (español)
Barbudo ocho dedos atlántico in Spanish (español)
Barbudo ochobarbas in Spanish (español)
Barbure à huit barbillons in French (français)
Barbure huit doigts atlantique in French (français)
пальцепер in Russian (русский язык)
大西洋多指馬鮁 in Mandarin Chinese
大西洋多指马鲅 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Polynemidae
Genus : Polydactylus
Species : Polydactylus octonemus
Authority : Girard, 1858