plexiglass

Galeoides decadactylus

Fifty Centimeters Polynemid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The lesser African threadfin (Galeoides decadactylus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a threadfin from the family Polynemidae which is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the western coast of Africa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Polynemidae
Genus: Galeoides
Maximum length: 50 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: West African coasts, from Canary Islands and Morocco to Angola (Ref. 57402 ). Sporadically known from Algeria and Namibia (Ref. 57343 ). Record from Mauritius is likely to be erroneous.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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