Scientific Name	Polydactylus sextarius   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)	Depth	19 - 73M
Chinese	六指多指馬鮁	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	馬鮁科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F380　Polynemidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黑斑多指馬鮁
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	六指馬鮁、午仔、鬚午仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	India
Synonyms	Filimanus heptadactyla, Polydactylus sexfilis, Polynemus sextarius, Trichidion sextarius
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Motomura, H. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0056558. ASIZP0059579. ASIZP0060480. ASIZP0061550. ASIZP0061827. ASIZP0065043. ASIZP0066399. ASIZP0066436. ASIZP0068550. ASIZP0076078. ASIZP0076095. ASIZP0078368. ASIZP0078442. ASIZP0078817. ASIZP0078945. ASIZP0079046. ASIZP0079156. ASIZP0080042. ASIZP0080043. ASIZP0080081. ASIZP0080168. ASIZP0700076. ASIZP0801965. ASIZP0801966. ASIZP0805650. ASIZP0805655. ASIZP0807139. ASIZP0807243. ASIZP0807376. ASIZP0807377. ASIZP0900211. ASIZP0911965. ASIZP0911966. ASIZP0916816. ASIZP0917139. ASIZP0917243. ASIZP0917376. ...List all 57 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2016-01-26,Yu-Ming,CO1,100% 2016-01-26,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sixfinger threadfin; Black spot six thread tassel fish; Black-spot threadfin; Blackspot threadfin
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	A small species with a deep body. Eye diameter greater than snout length. Snout pointed; posterior margin of maxilla rounded and not deep; upper lip thin; lower lip moderate; vomer edentate; anterior of tooth patch on palatine with medial arm; ectopterygoid tooth patch small; width of band of teeth on premaxillae less than 2 times in space separating band of teeth on one premaxilla from other. Gill rakers on first gill arch 25 to 33. First dorsal fin with VIII spines; second dorsal fin with I spine and 12 to 14 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 11 to 13 soft rays; anal-fin base about equal to second dorsal-fin base; caudal-peduncle length greater than length of anal-fin base; pectoral fins with 13 to 15 rays, usually 2 dorsalmost pectoral-fin rays simple, others branched; pectoral fins short, insert low on body and reach to 1/3 to 3/4 of pelvic fins; 6 short pectoral filaments, sixth filament, from ventralmost, the longest, less than head length, extending midway along or beyond end of pelvic fins; pelvic fins reach to between anus and anal-fin origin. Lateral-line scales 43 to 49. Dorsally, body and head silvery or golden green to olivaceous; becoming silvery white on sides and ventrally; dark spot present near origin of lateral line covering about second through eighth lateral-line scale and diffusing over 1 row above and below; fins dusky; dorsal fins, pectoral fins, and caudal fin light brown.
habitats	A marine species found on muddy bottoms of the continental shelf. Frequently enters estuaries and is found over sand or sand-mud flats in 19 to 73 m depth. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans (especially shrimps), fishes and benthic organisms; also on spong
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea to South Africa; including Madagascar and Mauritius; west coast of India eastward to Sri Lanka and Bay of Bengal; Malay Peninsula, the coast of Sumatra and Java, and Borneo; Gulf of Thailand north along the
Utility	Marketed fresh.