Species that contain: Polynemus and paradiseus [ 6 ] records

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.

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.

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], 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. Habitat: brackish, marine.

paradiseus, Polynemus Cuvier [G.] in Guérin-Méneville 1828:no page number, Livraison 13 [Planches de Seba v. 3; 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.

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.