n = 83
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polynemus agonasi | (Jordan & McGregor, 1906) | Polydactylus plebeius | Polynemidae | Striped threadfin |
| Polynemus americanus | Cuvier, 1829 | Polydactylus virginicus | Polynemidae | Barbu |
| Polynemus antillarum | Perugia, 1896 | Polydactylus virginicus | Polynemidae | Barbu |
| Polynemus approximans | Lay & Bennett, 1839 | Polydactylus approximans | Polynemidae | Blue bobo |
| Polynemus aquilonaris | Motomura, 2003 | Polynemus aquilonaris | Polynemidae | Northern paradise fish |
| Polynemus artedii | Bennett, 1831 | Pentanemus quinquarius | Polynemidae | Royal threadfin |
| Polynemus astrolabi | Sauvage, 1881 | Galeoides decadactylus | Polynemidae | Lesser African threadfin |
| Polynemus aureus | Hamilton, 1822 | Polynemus paradiseus | Polynemidae | Paradise threadfin |
| Polynemus bidentatus | Motomura & Tsukawaki, 2006 | Polynemus bidentatus | Polynemidae | |
| Polynemus borneensis | Bleeker, 1856 | Polynemus melanochir | Polynemidae | Blackhand paradise fish |
| Polynemus californiensis | Thominot, 1886 | Polydactylus approximans | Polynemidae | Blue bobo |
| Polynemus coecus | Macleay, 1878 | Eleutheronema tetradactylum | Polynemidae | Fourfinger threadfin |
| Polynemus commersonii | Shaw, 1804 | Polydactylus plebeius | Polynemidae | Striped threadfin |
| Polynemus decadactylus | Bloch, 1795 | Galeoides decadactylus | Polynemidae | Lesser African threadfin |
| Polynemus diagrammicus | Bleeker, 1849 | Filimanus xanthonema | Polynemidae | Yellowthread threadfin |
| Polynemus dubius | Bleeker, 1853 | Polynemus dubius | Polynemidae | Eastern paradise fish |
| Polynemus emoi | Lacepède, 1803 | Polydactylus plebeius | Polynemidae | Striped threadfin |
| Polynemus enneadactylus | Cuvier, 1829 | Galeoides decadactylus | Polynemidae | Lesser African threadfin |
| Polynemus gelatinosus | McClelland, 1843 | Leptomelanosoma indicum | Polynemidae | Indian threadfin |
| Polynemus heptadactylus | Cuvier, 1829 | Filimanus heptadactyla | Polynemidae | Sevenfinger threadfin |
| Polynemus hexanema | Cuvier, 1829 | Filimanus hexanema | Polynemidae | Javanese threadfin |
| Polynemus hexanemus | Cuvier, 1829 | Filimanus hexanema | Polynemidae | Javanese threadfin |
| Polynemus hilleri | (Fowler, 1905) | Polynemus melanochir | Polynemidae | Blackhand paradise fish |
| Polynemus hornadayi | Myers, 1936 | Polynemus hornadayi | Polynemidae | Hornaday’s paradise fish |
| Polynemus indicus | Shaw, 1804 | Leptomelanosoma indicum | Polynemidae | Indian threadfin |
| Polynemus intermedius | Nichols, 1954 | Parapolynemus verekeri | Polynemidae | Dwarf paradise fish |
| Polynemus kapuasensis | Motomura & van Oijen, 2003 | Polynemus kapuasensis | Polynemidae | Kapuas elegant paradise fish |
| Polynemus kurru | Bleeker, 1853 | Polydactylus sexfilis | Polynemidae | Sixfinger threadfin |
| Polynemus kuru | Bleeker, 1853 | Polydactylus sexfilis | Polynemidae | Sixfinger threadfin |
| Polynemus lineatus | Lacepède, 1803 | Polydactylus plebeius | Polynemidae | Striped threadfin |
| Polynemus longifilis | Cuvier, 1829 | Polynemus paradiseus | Polynemidae | Paradise threadfin |
| Polynemus longipectoralis | Weber & de Beaufort, 1922 | Polynemus dubius | Polynemidae | Eastern paradise fish |
| Polynemus lydiae | Curtiss, 1938 | Polydactylus plebeius | Polynemidae | Striped threadfin |
| Polynemus macrochir | Günther, 1867 | Polydactylus macrochir | Polynemidae | King threadfin |
| Polynemus macronema | Bleeker, 1852 | Polynemus melanochir | Polynemidae | Blackhand paradise fish |
| Polynemus macronemus | Pel, 1851 | Pentanemus quinquarius | Polynemidae | Royal threadfin |
| Polynemus macrophthalmus | Bleeker, 1858 | Polydactylus macrophthalmus | Polynemidae | River threadfin |
| Polynemus mango | Lacepède, 1803 | Polydactylus virginicus | Polynemidae | Barbu |
| Polynemus melanochir | Valenciennes, 1831 | Polynemus melanochir | Polynemidae | Blackhand paradise fish |
| Polynemus melanochir dulcis | Motomura & Sabaj Pérez, 2002 | Polynemus melanochir | Polynemidae | Blackhand paradise fish |
| Polynemus melanochir melanochir | Valenciennes, 1831 | Polynemus melanochir | Polynemidae | Blackhand paradise fish |
| Polynemus melanopoma | Günther, 1864 | Polydactylus opercularis | Polynemidae | Yellow bobo |
| Polynemus melanopus | Sauvage, 1881 | Polynemus melanochir | Polynemidae | Blackhand paradise fish |
| Polynemus microstoma | Bleeker, 1851 | Polydactylus microstoma | Polynemidae | Smallmouth threadfin |
| Polynemus microstomus | (Bleeker, 1851) | Polydactylus microstoma | Polynemidae | Smallmouth threadfin |
| Polynemus multifilis | Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 | Polynemus multifilis | Polynemidae | Elegant paradise fish |
| Polynemus multiradiatus | Günther, 1860 | Polydactylus multiradiatus | Polynemidae | Australian threadfin |
| Polynemus naso | Walbaum, 1793 | Polydactylus virginicus | Polynemidae | Barbu |
| Polynemus niloticus | Shaw, 1804 | Polydactylus plebeius | Polynemidae | Striped threadfin |
| Polynemus octonemus | Girard, 1858 | Polydactylus octonemus | Polynemidae | Atlantic threadfin |
| Polynemus oligodon | Günther, 1860 | Polydactylus oligodon | Polynemidae | Littlescale threadfin |
| Polynemus opercularis | (Gill, 1863) | Polydactylus opercularis | Polynemidae | Yellow bobo |
| Polynemus paradiseus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Polynemus paradiseus | Polynemidae | Paradise threadfin |
| Polynemus pfeifferi | Bleeker, 1853 | Filimanus xanthonema | Polynemidae | Yellowthread threadfin |
| Polynemus plebeius | Broussonet, 1782 | Polydactylus plebeius | Polynemidae | Striped threadfin |
| Polynemus plebejus | Broussonet, 1782 | Polydactylus plebeius | Polynemidae | Striped threadfin |
| Polynemus plebius | Broussonet, 1782 | Polydactylus plebeius | Polynemidae | Striped threadfin |
| Polynemus polydactylus | Vahl, 1798 | Galeoides decadactylus | Polynemidae | Lesser African threadfin |
| Polynemus quadrifilis | Cuvier, 1829 | Polydactylus quadrifilis | Polynemidae | Giant African threadfin |
| Polynemus quatordecimfilis | Pel, 1851 | Polynemus multifilis | Polynemidae | Elegant paradise fish |
| Polynemus quinquarios | Linnaeus, 1758 | Pentanemus quinquarius | Polynemidae | Royal threadfin |
| Polynemus quinquarius | Linnaeus, 1758 | Pentanemus quinquarius | Polynemidae | Royal threadfin |
| Polynemus risua | Hamilton, 1822 | Polynemus paradiseus | Polynemidae | Paradise threadfin |
| Polynemus sele | Hamilton, 1822 | Leptomelanosoma indicum | Polynemidae | Indian threadfin |
| Polynemus senarius | Gronow, 1854 | Filimanus hexanema | Polynemidae | Javanese threadfin |
| Polynemus sexfilis | Valenciennes, 1831 | Polydactylus sexfilis | Polynemidae | Sixfinger threadfin |
| Polynemus sexfills | Valenciennes, 1831 | Polydactylus sexfilis | Polynemidae | Sixfinger threadfin |
| Polynemus sexifilis | Valenciennes, 1831 | Polydactylus sexfilis | Polynemidae | Sixfinger threadfin |
| Polynemus sexradiatus | Mitchill, 1818 | Dactylopterus volitans | Dactylopteridae | Flying gurnard |
| Polynemus sextarius | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Polydactylus sextarius | Polynemidae | Blackspot threadfin |
| Polynemus sextarius mullani | Hora, 1926 | Polydactylus mullani | Polynemidae | Arabian blackspot threadfin |
| Polynemus sheridani | Macleay, 1884 | Polydactylus macrochir | Polynemidae | King threadfin |
| Polynemus specularis | De Vis, 1883 | Polydactylus multiradiatus | Polynemidae | Australian threadfin |
| Polynemus taeniatus | Günther, 1860 | Polydactylus plebeius | Polynemidae | Striped threadfin |
| Polynemus teria | Hamilton, 1822 | Eleutheronema tetradactylum | Polynemidae | Fourfinger threadfin |
| Polynemus tetradactylus | Shaw, 1804 | Eleutheronema tetradactylum | Polynemidae | Fourfinger threadfin |
| Polynemus toposui | Hamilton, 1822 | Polynemus paradiseus | Polynemidae | Paradise threadfin |
| Polynemus tridactylus | Bleeker, 1849 | Eleutheronema tridactylum | Polynemidae | Threefinger threadfin |
| Polynemus uronemus | Cuvier, 1829 | Leptomelanosoma indicum | Polynemidae | Indian threadfin |
| Polynemus verekeri | Saville-Kent, 1889 | Parapolynemus verekeri | Polynemidae | Dwarf paradise fish |
| Polynemus virginicus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Polydactylus virginicus | Polynemidae | Barbu |
| Polynemus xanthonema | Valenciennes, 1831 | Filimanus xanthonema | Polynemidae | Yellowthread threadfin |
| Polynemus xanthonemus | Valenciennes, 1831 | Filimanus xanthonema | Polynemidae | Yellowthread threadfin |