Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Polydactylus approximans
barbudo seis barbas., aguapuro, guapuro azul, barbudo azul, barbudo seis barbas, Blue bobo
Size> Up to 36 cm, and weighed about 2 kg.
A single small specimen. No specific lacality was given. Probably rare in the Archipelago.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Carangaria incertae sedis
Family
Polynemidae
Genus
Polydactylus
Species
approximans
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Restricted to the eastern Pacific, from Monterey Bay, California, to Callao, Peru,and Galapagos.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Polydactylus approximans", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13562. Accessed 16 October 2025.