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Class: Teleostei
Order: Carangaria/misc
Family: Polynemidae Threadfins

Genus: Filimanus

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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Filimanus heptadactyla Sevenfinger threadfin Western Pacific 38 TL 1829
Filimanus hexanema Javanese threadfin Western Central Pacific 12 SL 1829
Filimanus perplexa Splendid threadfin Western Central Pacific 16 SL 1991
Filimanus sealei Eightfinger threadfin Western Central Pacific 15 SL 1910
Filimanus similis Indian sevenfinger threadfin Indian Ocean 13 SL 1991
Filimanus xanthonema Yellowthread threadfin Indo-West Pacific 14 SL 1831



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