Fourfinger Threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) is a saltwater, freshwater, brackish species recorded in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia. It is mainly found over mud, estuary, at depths of 0–23 m. The main season in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia runs spring, autumn, winter.
Scientific name: Eleutheronema tetradactylum · Water: Saltwater, Freshwater, Brackish · Season: Spring, Autumn, Winter · Also known as: Fourfinger threadfin, Fourfinger Threadfin (Senangin)
Size: 25–60 cm
Weight: 0.3–3 kg
The fourfinger threadfin is one of Hong Kong's most prized winter eating fish, with fine, oily flesh that steams or pan-fries beautifully. It schools over sandy-mud bottoms, estuaries and shallow inshore water, feeding on small fish and prawns; the main run is autumn through the following spring (roughly Mid-Autumn to Qingming), easiest to find feeding close inshore on a flooding tide, from both shore and boat.
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