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Fish profile · Polynemidae
Fourfinger threadfin
Eleutheronema tetradactylum
Also called Four-finger threadfin and Blue threadfin
A coastal threadfin recognised by four separate filaments below each pectoral fin. Its regional market names can also refer to other threadfins.
Last reviewed 13 October 2026 · 6 sources
- In Malaysia
- Native
- Family
- Polynemidae
- order Perciformes
Where in Malaysia
24 open-licence records · GBIF
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- Recorded (open records)
Recorded in Sabah, Kedah, Sarawak, Pahang, Pulau Pinang, Selangor, Johor, and Negeri Sembilan. Based on 24 open-licence records on GBIF. Few records can mean few surveys, not few fish.
How to identify
- Four free threadlike filaments below each pectoral fin
- Yellowish pectoral fins
- Lower lip present mainly at the back of the lower jaw
Habitat
Coastal muddy bottoms and brackish estuary waters.
- Diet
- Small fish, shrimps and other bottom-associated animals.
- Native range
- The Indo-West Pacific.
Eating
Consumed in Malaysia; threadfins are also sold as salted fish in neighbouring coastal fisheries.
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Sources
Last reviewed 13 October 2026