Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
common (usually seen)
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Ref: Cervigón, F., 1993
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Common in sandy bottoms throughout the coast.. Abundant in mouths of Orinoco tributaries especially the Manamo tributary. Caught as a by-catch. Found in mouth of Pedernales channel - Cotorra Island (Ref. 51849). Also Ref. 3796, 5217.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Cervigón, F., 1993
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Etymology: Polydactylus:Greek, poly = a lot of + greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335). More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 26912). Tropical; 41°N - 14°S, 93°W - 35°W (Ref. 57343)
Distribution
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