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Species in the genus Polynemus: [ 23 ] records

aquilonaris, Polynemus Motomura [H.] 2003:155, Figs. 1, 3 [Ichthyological Research v. 50 (no. 2); ref. 26829] Caho Phraya River, Thailand (purchased at Samyan market). Holotype: URM-P 13930. Paratypes: ANSP 177982 (1), 177984 (2); CAS 92821 (1); NRM 24267 (1); UMMZ 181145 (3), 195407 (1), 224815 (1), 232331 (2). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Polynemus aquilonaris Motomura 2003 -- (Motomura 2004:9 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:81 [ref. 27970], Motomura & Tsukawaki 2006:462 [ref. 28914], Kottelat 2013:355 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:152 [ref. 34464], Kang et al. 2017:[3] [ref. 35524], Taki et al. 2021:383 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Polynemus aquilonaris Motomura 2003. Polynemidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins, Thailand, southern Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

aureus, Polynemus Hamilton [F.] 1822:232, 381 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Calcutta, India. No types known. •Synonym of Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Motomura et al. 2002:311 [ref. 26494], Motomura 2004:11 [ref. 27601], Ataur Rahman 2003:293 [ref. 31338], Motomura 2004:92 [ref. 27970], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989], Motomura 2022:92 [ref. 39900]). Current status: Synonym of Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758. Polynemidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bidentatus, Polynemus Motomura [H.] & Tsukawaki [S.] 2006:460, Figs. 1, 2B [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 54 (no. 2); ref. 28914] Cho Gao Canal in Mekong River drainage, My Tho Province, Vietnam. Holotype (unique): UMMZ 213346. •Valid as Polynemus bidentatus Motomura & Tsukawaki 2006 -- (Kottelat 2013:355 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Polynemus bidentatus Motomura & Tsukawaki 2006. Polynemidae. Distribution: Mekong River basin, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

borneensis, Polynemus Bleeker [P.] 1856:3 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2; ref. 13960] Bandjarmasin, Pontianak and Sampit, Kalimantan, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6013 (3). Original as borneënsis but correction is required. Replacement name for Polynemus macronema Bleeker 1852; preoccupied by Polynemus macronemus Pel 1851. •Valid as Polynemus borneensis Bleeker 1856 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:128 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:187 [ref. 22772]). •Synonym of Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831 -- (Feltes 2001:3115 [ref. 26107]). •Synonym of Polynemus melanochir, subspecies melanochir Valenciennes 1831 -- (Motomura & Sabaj 2002:184 [ref. 26155], Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:89 [ref. 27970], Parenti & Lim 2005:193 [ref. 28285], Motomura & Tsukawaki 2006:463 [ref. 28914], Kottelat 2013:355 [ref. 32989]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831. Polynemidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dubius, Polynemus Bleeker [P.] 1853:92 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 8); ref. 341] Banjarmasin and Sampit, Kalimantan, and Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 6014. Paralectotypes: RMNH 34452 (7). Lectotype selected by Motomura 2003:159, 161 [ref. 26829]. •Valid as Polynemus dubius Bleeker 1853 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:128 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:187 [ref. 22772], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:622 [ref. 25122], Feltes 2001:3113 [ref. 26107], Motomura 2003:158 [ref. 26829], Motomura & van Oijen 2003:406 [ref. 27209], Motomura 2004:9 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:82 [ref. 27970], Motomura & Tsukawaki 2006:462 [ref. 28914], Kottelat 2013:355 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Polynemus dubius Bleeker 1853. Polynemidae. Distribution: Malaysia and Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

dulcis, Polynemus melanochir Motomura [H.] & Sabaj Pérez [M. H.] 2002:182, Fig. 1 [Ichthyological Research v. 49 (no. 2); ref. 26155] Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Holotype: ANSP 178011. Paratypes: AMS I.40968-001 (1), BSKU 14850 (1). •Synonym of Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831, but a valid subspecies dulcis Motomura & Sabaj Pérez 2002 as described -- (Motomura 2003:162 [ref. 26829], Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:87 [ref. 27970], Motomura & Tsukawaki 2006:462 [ref. 28914], Lim et al. 2010:67 [ref. 30734], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831. Polynemidae. Distribution: This subspecies is known only from Lake Tonle Sap, Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.

hilleri, Trichidion Fowler [H. W.] 1905:502, Fig. 11 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 57; ref. 1370] Baram River, Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 114895 [ex WIAP 2400]. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:144 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Polynemus hilleri (Fowler 1905) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:128 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:246 [ref. 23210]). •Synonym of Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831 -- (Feltes 2001:3115 [ref. 26107]). •Synonym of Polynemus melanochir, subspecies melanochir Valenciennes 1831 -- (Motomura & Sabaj 2002:184 [ref. 26155], Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:89 [ref. 27970], Parenti & Lim 2005:193 [ref. 28285], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831. Polynemidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hornadayi, Polynemus Myers [G. S.] 1936:376, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 26 (no. 9); ref. 3112] Ensengi River, tributary of Sadong River, Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia. Holotype: USNM 100632 [ex 35719]. Paratypes: BMNH 1935.8.29.31 [ex USNM 35719] (1), USNM 35719 (orig. 10, now 8). •Valid as Polynemus hornadayi Myers 1936 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:128 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:246 [ref. 23210], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:622 [ref. 25122], Feltes 2001:3114 [ref. 26107], Motomura et al. 2002:308 [ref. 26494], Motomura 2003:162 [ref. 26829], Motomura & van Oijen 2003:406 [ref. 27209], Motomura 2004:9 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:84 [ref. 27970], Parenti & Lim 2005:193 [ref. 28285], Motomura & Tsukawaki 2006:462 [ref. 28914], Kottelat 2013:355 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Polynemus hornadayi Myers 1936. Polynemidae. Distribution: Sarawak, Borneo, East Malaysia. Habitat: freshwater.

kapuasensis, Polynemus Motomura [H.] & van Oijen [M. J. P.] 2003:394, Figs. 1, 3a [Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden) v. 77; ref. 27209] Fish market at Sintang, from Kapuas River basin, Kalimantan, Indonesia. Holotype: CAS 47198. Paratypes: CAS 217161 (3), 217348 (3), 49454 (5) •Valid as Polynemus kapuasensis Motomura & van Oijen 2003 -- (Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:86 [ref. 27970], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:165 [ref. 28284], Motomura & Tsukawaki 2006:462 [ref. 28914], Kottelat 2013:355 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Polynemus kapuasensis Motomura & van Oijen 2003. Polynemidae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

longifilis, Polynemus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:365 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Puducherry, India; Ganges River mouth, India; Manila, Philippines [but probably erroneous]. Syntypes: MHNG 148.24 (1); MNHN 0000-2200 (3) Ganges, A-3045 (1) Manilla, A-4803 (1, dry) Puducherry; SMF 439 [ex MNHN in 1829] (1) Ganges. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:718, 729 [ref. 21541], Weber 1998:13 [ref. 32707]. •Synonym of Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet 1782) -- (Fricke 1999:305 [ref. 24106]). •Synonym of Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Motomura et al. 2002:311 [ref. 26494], Ataur Rahman 2003:293 [ref. 31338], Motomura 2004:11 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:92 [ref. 27970], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989], Motomura 2022:92 [ref. 39900]). Current status: Synonym of Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758. Polynemidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

longipectoralis, Polynemus Weber [M.] & de Beaufort [L. F.] 1922:213 [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 4; ref. 4598] Fish market of Bandjermassin, Kalimantan, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ZMA 112570. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:91 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Polynemus longipectoralis Weber & de Beaufort 1922 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:912 [ref. 20764], Mishra & Krishnan 1993:290 [ref. 23743], Rainboth 1996:188 [ref. 22772], Kottelat 2001:150 [ref. 25780]). •Synonym of Polynemus dubius Bleeker 1853 -- (Feltes 2001:3113 [ref. 26107], Motomura 2003:158 [ref. 26829], Motomura 2004:9 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:82 [ref. 27970], Kottelat 2013:355 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Polynemus dubius Bleeker 1853. Polynemidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

macronema, Polynemus Bleeker [P.] 1852:419 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 16827] Bandjarmasin and Pontianak; Sampit, Borneo. Syntypes: (3) RMNH 6013 (3). Apparently independent of (and preoccupied by) Polynemus macronemus Pel 1851; replaced by Polynemus borneensis Bleeker 1856. Objectively invalid. •Synonym of Polynemus melanochir, subspecies melanochir Valenciennes 1831 -- (Motomura & Sabaj 2002:184 [ref. 26155], Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:89 [ref. 27970], Kottelat 2013:355 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831. Polynemidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

melanochir, Polynemus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:513 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Kuching Bay, Sarawak, Kalimantan, Malaysia. Neotype: ZRC 37829. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:722 [ref. 21541]. Based on a drawing; this drawing reproduced in Feltes 1991:305 [ref. 14760]. Neotype designated by Motomura & Sabaj 2002:184 [ref. 26155]. Two subspecies are recognized: P. melanochir dulcis from Lake Tonle Sap and P. m. melanochir from other localities. •Valid as Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831 -- (Feltes 1991:304 [ref. 14760], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:622 [ref. 25122], Motomura et al. 2001:269 [ref. 25705], Feltes 2001:3115 [ref. 26107]). •Valid as Polynemus melanochir, subspecies melanochir Valenciennes 1831 -- (Motomura & Sabaj 2002:184 [ref. 26155], Motomura 2003:162 [ref. 26829], Motomura & van Oijen 2003:406 [ref. 27209], Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:89 [ref. 27970], Parenti & Lim 2005:193 [ref. 28285], Motomura & Tsukawaki 2006:462 [ref. 28914], Lim et al. 2010:67 [ref. 30734], Kottelat 2013:355 [ref. 32989], Kang et al. 2017:[3] [ref. 35524], Psomadakis et al. 2020:500 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:382 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831. Polynemidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Kalimantan, Malaysia and Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

melanopus, Polynemus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1881:101 [1] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 5; ref. 18664] Saigon, southern Vietnam. Syntypes: MNHN A-3048 (2), A-3049 (2). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:718-719 [ref. 21541]. On p. 1 of separate. •Synonym of Polynemus melanochir, subspecies melanochir Valenciennes 1831 -- (Motomura & Sabaj 2002:184 [ref. 26155], Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:89 [ref. 27970], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831. Polynemidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

microps, Galeoides Steindachner [F.] 1869:126 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 6 (no. 16) (for 17 June 1869); ref. 20469] China [but probably erroneus]. Holotype (unique): NMW 77569. Species later described in more detail in Steindachner 1869:136 [p. 18 of separate] [ref. 4216]. •Synonym of Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831 -- (Motomura et al. 2001:269 [ref. 25705]). •Synonym of Polynemus melanochir, subspecies melanochir Valenciennes 1831 -- (Motomura & Sabaj 2002:184 [ref. 26155], Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:89 [ref. 27970], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989]), Current status: Synonym of Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831. Polynemidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

multifilis, Polynemus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843:29 (footnote) [Fauna Japonica Parts 2-4; ref. 4371] Near Banjarmasin, southern Kalimantan, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 436. Also described as new in Schlegel 1852:11 [ref. 20719]. •Valid as Polynemus multifilis Temminck & Schlegel 1843 -- (Roberts 1989:166 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:129 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:188 [ref. 22772], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:622 [ref. 25122], Feltes 2001:3116 [ref. 26107], Motomura 2003:162 [ref. 26829], Motomura & van Oijen 2003:396 [ref. 27209], Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:91 [ref. 27970], Motomura & Tsukawaki 2006:462 [ref. 28914], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989], Kang et al. 2017:[3] [ref. 35524]). Current status: Valid as Polynemus multifilis Temminck & Schlegel 1843. Polynemidae. Distribution: Thailand and Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

paradiseus, Polynemus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:317 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Gariahat, Calcutta, India. Neotype: NRM 47529. Spelled paradisiacus by Walbaum 1792:631 [ref. 4572]. Neotype designated by Motomura et al. 2002:311, 314 [ref. 26494]. •Valid as Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:268 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:911 [ref. 20764], Feltes 1991:304 [ref. 14760], Mishra & Krishnan 1993:290 [ref. 23743], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:209 [ref. 27969], Mishra et al. 1999:88 [ref. 25315], Motomura et al. 2002:311 [ref. 26494], Motomura 2003:162 [ref. 26829], Khan 2003:10 [ref. 27710], Ataur Rahman 2003:293 [ref. 31338], Motomura 2004:11 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:92 [ref. 27970], Motomura & Tsukawaki 2006:462 [ref. 28914], Barman & Mishra 2010:32 [ref. 41389], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:282 [ref. 34104], Kang et al. 2017:[3] [ref. 35524], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 13 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:500 [ref. 37272], Motomura 2022:92 [ref. 39900]). Current status: Valid as Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758. Polynemidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan and India east to Thailand. IUCN (2018): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

paradiseus, Polynemus Cuvier [G.] in Guérin-Méneville 1828:no page number, Livraison 13 [Planches de Seba; ref. 29508] No types known. Text applies to Pl. 27 (no. 2) published in 1827. See Parenti & Desoutter-Meniger 2007:395, 400 [ref. 29508]. •Synonym and homonym of Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti & Desoutter-Meniger 2007:395, 400 [ref. 29507]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758. Polynemidae.

polydactylus, Polynemus Bleeker [P.] 1852:417 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 16827] Bandjarmasin, southern Kalimantan, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6001. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Polynemus polydactylus Vahl 1798. •Synonym of Polynemus multifilis Temminck & Schlegel 1843 -- (Motomura & van Oijen 2003:396 [ref. 27209], Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Polynemus multifilis Temminck & Schlegel 1843. Polynemidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

quadrinarius, Polynemus Solander [D. C.] in Richardson 1846:218 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Not available, Solander name mentioned in synonymy of Polynemus tetradactylus Shaw 1804. •Nomen nudum in Polynemidae -- (Motomura 2004:14 [ref. 27601]). Nomen Nudum. Polynemidae.

quatordecimfilis, Polynemus Pel [H. S.] 1851:10 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 1; ref. 18526] Near Banjarmasin, Kalimantan, Indonesia ["littoribus meridionalibus insulae Borneo"]. Holotype (unique): RMNH 436. Often misspelled as quatuordecimalis or quaterdecimfilis -- see Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601]. •Synonym of Polynemus multifilis Temminck & Schlegel 1843 -- (Roberts 1989:166 [ref. 6439] as quaterdecimfilis, Motomura & van Oijen 2003:396 [ref. 27209], Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:91 [ref. 27970], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Polynemus multifilis Temminck & Schlegel 1843. Polynemidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

risua, Polynemus Hamilton [F.] 1822:228, 381 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Vicinity of Lukhipur, India. No types known. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 130 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Motomura et al. 2002:311 [ref. 26494], Motomura 2004:11 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:92 [ref. 27970], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989], Motomura 2022:92 [ref. 39900]). Current status: Synonym of Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758. Polynemidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

toposui, Polynemus Hamilton [F.] 1822:232, 381 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Idrakpur, Ganges River system, India. No types known. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:42 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 131 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Motomura et al. 2002:311 [ref. 26494], Motomura 2004:11 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:92 [ref. 27970], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989], Motomura 2022:92 [ref. 39900]). Current status: Synonym of Polynemus paradiseus Linnaeus 1758. Polynemidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.