Australian threadfin
Polydactylus multiradiatus (Günther, 1860)
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 multiradiatus (Günther, 1860)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1860)
- Common name
- Australian 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 multiradiatus (Günther, 1860)
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 |
| largemouth striped threadfinPolydactylus siamensis Motomura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2001 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Polynemus multiradiatus Günther, 1860 Günther, 1860 | synonym |
| Polynemus specularis De Vis, 1883 De Vis, 1883 | synonym |
| Polydactylus auratus McKay, 1970 McKay, 1970 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276594 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:77SDR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.