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AfReMaS taxon details

Polynemus Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

204025 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204025)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Polynemidae Rafinesque, 1815

Direct children (11)

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Species Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Polynemus decadactylus Bloch, 1795 accepted as Galeoides decadactylus (Bloch, 1795)
Species Polynemus kuru Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes, 1831)
Species Polynemus lineatus Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782)
Species Polynemus longifilis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Polynemus macronemus Pel, 1851 accepted as Pentanemus quinquarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Polynemus niloticus Shaw, 1804 accepted as Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782)
Species Polynemus plebeius Broussonet, 1782 accepted as Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782)
Species Polynemus plebius Broussonet, 1782 accepted as Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782) (misspelling)
Species Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829) (synonym)
Species Polynemus sexfilis Valenciennes, 1831 accepted as Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes, 1831) (basionym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Polynemus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204025 on 2025-06-02

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Polynemus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204025 on 2025-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-27 07:06:07Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-03-10 08:08:04Z

changed

Dewitte, Elien

2013-03-11 14:35:28Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

basis of record Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]