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Atlantic threadfin

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Polydactylus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Polynemidae

Scientific name
  
Polydactylus octonemus

Higher classification
  
Polydactylus

Order
  
Perciformes

Atlantic threadfin

Similar
  
Polydactylus, Polydactylus microstomus, Polydactylus sextarius, Perciformes, Giant African threadfin

School of atlantic threadfin herring


The Atlantic threadfin, Polydactylus octonemus, is a threadfin native to subtropical and temperate waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It grows up to 23 cm in length.

References

Atlantic threadfin Wikipedia