largemouth striped threadfin
Polydactylus siamensis Motomura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2001
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
- Polydactylus siamensis Motomura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2001
- Name authority
- Motomura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2001
- Common name
- largemouth striped threadfin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Polynemidae
- Genus
- Polydactylus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPolynemidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusPolydactylus Lacepède, 1803
- speciesPolydactylus siamensis Motomura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2001
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Polydactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| blue boboPolydactylus approximans (Lay & Bennett, 1839) | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| long-limb threadfinPolydactylus longipes Motomura, Okamoto & Iwatsuki, 2001 | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polydactylus microstoma (Bleeker, 1851) | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Persian blackspot threadfinPolydactylus persicus Motomura & Iwatsuki, 2001 | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Australian threadfinPolydactylus multiradiatus (Günther, 1860) | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829) | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackspot threadfinPolydactylus sextarius (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black-finned threadfinPolydactylus nigripinnis Munro, 1964 | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polydactylus luparensis Lim, Motomura & Gambang, 2010 | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Burnett salmonPolydactylus macrochir (Günther, 1867) | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| African blackspot threadfinPolydactylus malagasyensis Motomura & Iwatsuki, 2001 | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arabian blackspot threadfinPolydactylus mullani (Hora, 1926) | PolynemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Motomura, H., Iwatsuki, Y., & Yoshino, T. (2001). A new species, Polydactylus siamensis, from Thailand and redescription of P. plebius (Broussonet, 1782) with designation of a neotype (Perciformes: Polynemidae). Ichthyol. Res., 48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-001-8126-5 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:6W4DW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.