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Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes, 1831

Blackhand paradise fish
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Kurau
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the rivers of Borneo, from Sarawak to Banjarmasin (Ref. 9685). Museum: LPPL JIF117 (TGT1387) (Ref. 5978). Also Ref. 7050.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Motomura, H., 2004
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Common names from other countries

Barbure paradis à doigts noirs, Barbudo paraíso de mano negra, 黑手马鲅, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Etymology: Polynemus: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek,nema = filament (Ref. 45335);  melanochir: Name meaning 'freshwater' in reference to its type locality, Tonle Sap Lake (Ref. 43351).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal.   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614)

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