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The threadfin rainbowfish or featherfin rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri) is a rainbowfish, the only species in the genus Iriatherina. It is characterized by long ...
Ranging in length from 11 cm (4.5 in) in the dwarf threadfin (Parapolynemus verekeri) to 2 m (6.6 ft) in fourfinger threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) and giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis), threadfins are both important to commercial fisheries as a food fish, and popular among anglers. Their habit of forming large schools ...
The threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense) is a small pelagic freshwater forage fish common in lakes, large streams and reservoirs of the Southeastern United States. Like the American gizzard shad , the threadfin shad has an elongated dorsal fin , but unlike the gizzard shad, its mouth is more terminal without a projecting upper jaw.
Also known as golden wrasse, golden rainbowfish, and canary wrasse; scientific name halichoeres chrysus. Maximum length: 5.5 inches Wild habitat: Australia, Indonesia.
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The king threadfin is a large threadfin which can attain a maximum total length of 170 centimetres (67 in) and a maximum published weight of 45 kilograms (99 lb), although the more common total length is 48 centimetres (19 in). [1] It has a pointed snout and the dorsal profile of the head is almost flat in young fish and concave in adults.
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As an example, the much lauded size of 3" max for M. boesemani is far from the 6" it can grow to if it lives 10 years in captivity. My boesemani are about 1½ years old and all are close to 3.5" already Roan Art 02:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC) Roan Art, you seem to be more knowledgeble on rainbowfish tham most of us.