Giant African threadfin

Giant African threadfin
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Polynemidae
Genus: Polydactylus
Species:
P. quadrifilis
Binomial name
Polydactylus quadrifilis
(Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Trichidion quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Polynemus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829)

The giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis) is a species of ray-finned fish from the threadfin family Polynemidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa.