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Polynemous paradiseus

Paradise Threadfin Did you see this animal?

Scientific Name : Polynemous paradiseus
Family : Polynemidae
Order : Perciformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Paradise Threadfin
Habitat : Shallow,sandy shores areas
 
Description : Paradise Threadfin got a small head with a projecting snout and large mouth is evident.Body golden in color generally but sometimes greenish back with a silvery belly.Caudals are deeply lobed and ctenoid scales are present.
 
References:
description written by: Seam Ferdous Emon, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright: Binohlan, Crispina B. - Former FB staff( [email protected]).www.fishbase.de. more information please contact with us.