| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polydactylus approximans (Lay & Bennett, 1839) |
Blue bobo | Eastern Pacific | 36.8 |
| Polydactylus bifurcus Motomura, Kimura & Iwatsuki, 2001 |
Slender fivefinger threadfin | Eastern Indian Ocean | 27 |
| Polydactylus longipes Motomura, Okamoto & Iwatsuki, 2001 |
Long-limb threadfin | Western Central Pacific | 26 |
| Polydactylus luparensis Lim, Motomura & Gambang, 2010 |
Sarawak Giant Threadfin | Asia | 72 |
| Polydactylus macrochir (Günther, 1867) |
King threadfin | Indo-West Pacific | 170 |
| Polydactylus macrophthalmus (Bleeker, 1858) |
River threadfin | Asia | 52 |
| Polydactylus malagasyensis Motomura & Iwatsuki, 2001 |
African blackspot threadfin | Western Indian Ocean | 14.9 |
| Polydactylus microstoma (Bleeker, 1851) |
Smallmouth threadfin | Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific | 25 |
| Polydactylus mullani (Hora, 1926) |
Arabian blackspot threadfin | Western Indian Ocean | 22.2 |
| Polydactylus multiradiatus (Günther, 1860) |
Australian threadfin | Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific | 21 |
| Polydactylus nigripinnis Munro, 1964 |
Blackfin threadfin | Western Pacific | 20 |
| Polydactylus octonemus (Girard, 1858) |
Atlantic threadfin | Western Atlantic | 33 |
| Polydactylus oligodon (Günther, 1860) |
Littlescale threadfin | Western Atlantic | 46 |
| Polydactylus opercularis (Gill, 1863) |
Yellow bobo | Eastern Pacific | 50 |
| Polydactylus persicus Motomura & Iwatsuki, 2001 |
Persian blackspot threadfin | Western Indian Ocean | 16 |
| Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782) |
Striped threadfin | Indo-Pacific | 45 |
| Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829) |
Giant African threadfin | Eastern Atlantic | 200 |
| Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes, 1831) |
Sixfinger threadfin | Indo-Pacific | 61 |
| Polydactylus sextarius (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
Blackspot threadfin | Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific | 30 |
| Polydactylus siamensis Motomura, Iwatsuki & Yoshino, 2001 |
Largemouth striped threadfin | Eastern Indian Ocean | 27.4 |
| Polydactylus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Barbu | Western Atlantic | 33 |