Indian threadfin

Leptomelanosoma indicum

Polynemid Fish Reaching One Hundred Forty Two Centimeters

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
South Asia
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

The Indian threadfin (Leptomelanosoma indicum) is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Polynemidae, the threadfins. It is a coastal species from south-east Asia which has been recorded in Papua New Guinea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Polynemidae
Genus: Leptomelanosoma
Maximum length: 142 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: known with certainty from Pakistan to Papua New Guinea. Reports from the east coast of Africa need to be verified (Ref. 57343 ).

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