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yellowthread threadfin

Filimanus xanthonema (Valenciennes, 1831)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Filimanus xanthonema (Valenciennes, 1831)
Name authority
(Valenciennes, 1831)
Common name
yellowthread threadfin
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Polynemidae
Genus
Filimanus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyPolynemidae Rafinesque, 1815
  11. genusFilimanus Myers, 1936
  12. speciesFilimanus xanthonema (Valenciennes, 1831)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Filimanus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
eight-fingered threadfinFilimanus sealei (Jordan & Richardson, 1910)PolynemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
seven-fingered threadfinFilimanus heptadactyla (Cuvier, 1829)PolynemidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 33 records assigned to Polynemidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Polydactylus konadaensis Mishra & Krishnan, 1993 Mishra & Krishnan, 1993synonym
Polynemus diagrammicus Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849synonym
Polynemus pfeifferi Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853synonym
Polydactylus xanthonemus (Valenciennes, 1831) (Valenciennes, 1831)synonym
Polynemus xanthonema Valenciennes, 1831 Valenciennes, 1831synonym
Polynemus xanthonemus Valenciennes, 1831 Valenciennes, 1831synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280785 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:6J2YT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.