WoRMS taxon details
Pentanemus quinquarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
282202 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:282202)
accepted
Species
Polynemus artedii Bennett, 1831 · unaccepted
Polynemus macronemus Pel, 1851 · unaccepted
Polynemus peli Njock, 1990 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Polynemus quinquarios Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Polynemus quinquarius Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Polynemus quinquarius Linnaeus, 1758) 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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Coasts of America
type locality contained in Coasts of America (doubtful) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pentanemus quinquarius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282202 on 2026-01-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Polynemus quinquarius Linnaeus, 1758) 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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Polynemus artedii Bennett, 1831) Bennett, E. T. (1831). A collection of fishes .... presented to the Society by Captain Belcher, R.N., .... formed during his recent survey of part of the Atlantic coast of northern Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 145-148. [details]
original description (of Polynemus peli Njock, 1990) Njock, J. C. (1990). Polynemidae. <em>In: J. C. Quéro, J. C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.</em> p. 865-867. [details]
[request]original description (of Polynemus artedii Bennett, 1831) Bennett, E. T. (1831). A collection of fishes .... presented to the Society by Captain Belcher, R.N., .... formed during his recent survey of part of the Atlantic coast of northern Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 145-148. [details]
original description (of Polynemus peli Njock, 1990) Njock, J. C. (1990). Polynemidae. <em>In: J. C. Quéro, J. C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.</em> p. 865-867. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Motomura, H. (2004). Threadfins of the world (Family Polynemidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of polynemid species known to date. FAO Spec. Cat. Fish. Purp. Rome: FAO. 3:117 p., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y5398e/y5398e00.htm [details]
additional source Motomura, H. (2004). Threadfins of the world (Family Polynemidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of polynemid species known to date. FAO Spec. Cat. Fish. Purp. Rome: FAO. 3:117 p., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y5398e/y5398e00.htm [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Polynemus macronemus Pel, 1851) RMNH 6016, geounit Gold Coast [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Akan | sikor | [details] |
| English | threadfinroyal threadfinbeardfish | [details] |
| French | capitaine royalcapitaine | [details] |
| Krio | bearbear | [details] |
| Mandinka | gbalakassa | [details] |
| Portuguese | barbudo-realbarbudo | [details] |
| Spanish | barbudo real | [details] |
| Wolof | njaane jaaranjaane | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Polynemus artedii Bennett, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Polynemus quinquarius Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Polynemus macronemus Pel, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pentanemus quinquarius)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus macronemus Pel, 1851)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus quinquarius Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus quinquarios Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus peli Njock, 1990)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus artedii Bennett, 1831)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Polynemus quinquarius Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Polynemus artedii Bennett, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Polynemus quinquarius Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Polynemus macronemus Pel, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pentanemus quinquarius)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus macronemus Pel, 1851)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus quinquarius Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus quinquarios Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus peli Njock, 1990)
To FishBase (from synonym Polynemus artedii Bennett, 1831)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Polynemus quinquarius Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To ITIS
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