| Giant African threadfin | |
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| A fisherman transporting a giant African threadfin in Mauritania | |
| 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) |
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Giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis) is a fish species in the family Polynemidae. There are two varieties: one freshwater and one saltwater. Both have white flesh and are cooked similarly to European seabass.
(French) Gérard Loubens (1966). Biologie de "Polydactylus quadrifilis" dans le bas Ogooué (Gabon). Paris: Faculté des sciences. pp. 140.