Giant African threadfin
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| 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) | |
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.
Biography
(French) Gérard Loubens (1966). Biologie de "Polydactylus quadrifilis" dans le bas Ogooué (Gabon). Paris: Faculté des sciences. p. 140.
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