Giant African threadfin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Polynemidae |
Genus: | Polydactylus |
Species: | P. quadrifilis |
Binomial name | |
Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829) |
Giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis) is a fish species in the family Polynemidae. It is native to coastal parts of the East Atlantic from Mauritania to Angola, also ranging into freshwater rivers. This fish supports important fisheries and can reach up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length.