Atlantic Threadfin
Polydactylus octonemus
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 5–66 m
- Max size: 33 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This threadfin trails long, separate pectoral rays that hang below it like trailing threads, feeling across sand and mud and through the surf. It favours beaches and turbid inshore water. It grows to about thirty three centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Carangaria incertae sedis › Polynemidae › Polydactylus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 159852.
FAQ
- How deep does the Atlantic Threadfin live?
- The Atlantic Threadfin (Polydactylus octonemus) is typically found at 5–66 m.
- Is the Atlantic Threadfin dangerous to divers?
- The Atlantic Threadfin is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Atlantic Threadfin get?
- The Atlantic Threadfin grows to about 33 cm.