Filimanus hexanema
Filimanus hexanema (Cuvier, 1829)
Javanese threadfin
Filimanus hexanema
photo by FAO


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Family:  Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Max. size:  12 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: known only from western Java, Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12. Distinguished by having a body depth 3..2 or more in SL; six pectoral filaments, some extending well past midpoint of anal fin; interorbital region of frontals not markedly concave.
Biology:  Rare species (Ref. 57343).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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