kuru, Polynemus Bleeker [P.] 1853:600 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 337] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6006 (2). •Valid as Polydactylus kuru (Bleeker 1853) -- (Mishra & Krishnan 1993:290 [ref. 23743]). •Synonym of Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Motomura et al. 2001:84 [ref. 25248], Motomura et al. 2001:1087 [ref. 25826], Feltes 2001:3111 [ref. 26107], Motomura & Senou 2002:27 [ref. 26355], Motomura 2002:188 [ref. 26356], Motomura et al. 2002:276 [ref. 26389], Ataur Rahman 2003:296 [ref. 31338] as dura Motomura 2004:8 [ref. 27601], Randall 2005:290 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:387 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:257 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Synonym of Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes 1831). Polynemidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.