Filimanus
| Filimanus | |
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| Filimanus heptadactyla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Polynemidae |
| Genus: | Filimanus Myers, 1936[1] |
| Type species | |
| Filimanus perplexa | |
Filimanus is a genus of marine
Features
The fishes of the
Distribution and habitat
Filimanus species are found in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean,[2] where they are found in waters of depths of 1 to 80 metres (3.3 to 262.5 ft) in depth over sandy and muddy substrates, often found in estuaries.[3]
Species
The following species are classified as within the genus Filimanus:
- Filimanus heptadactyla (Cuvier, 1829) (Sevenfinger threadfin)
- Filimanus hexanema (Cuvier 1829) (Javanese threadfin)
- Filimanus perplexa Feltes 1991 (Splendid threadfin)
- Filimanus sealei (Jordan & Richardson, 1910) (Eightfinger threadfin)
- Filimanus similis Feltes 1991 (Indian sevenfinger threadfin)
- Filimanus xanthonema (Valenciennes, 1831) (Yellowthread threadfin)
Type species
Filimanus was described as new genus by George S. Myers in 1936 with its only species being based on a single specimen which he identified as Polynemus melanochir but which was subsequently found to be a misidentification and P. melanochir is a valid species now classified in the genus Polydactylus which meant that Myers specimen remained undescribed. Subsequently Ross M. Feltes described it as Filimanus perplexa and added 5 other species to this new genus. Opinion 1761 of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature confirmed F. perplexa as the type species of Myers's genus.[3]
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Filimanus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Filimanus Species of 'Filimanus' in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ a b c Hiroyuki Motomura & Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2004). Threadfins of the World (family Polynemidae): An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Polynemid Species Known to Date (PDF). FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. Vol. 3. Food & Agriculture Org.