[3] In 1853 Pieter Bleeker proposed the genus Datnioides and in 1876 he designated D. polota as its type species.

[8] Datnioides polota is found in southern Asia, where it occurs from eastern India and Bangladesh east through Indochina and Indonesia to New Guinea.

[1] This fish occurs in the brackish waters of tidal lagoons and estuaries and also in freshwater rivers and lakes beyond the influence of the tide.

[2] A study of this species in the Musi River on Sumatra states these fishes appear to breed all year round and spawn in small batches each time, i.e. they are partial spawners.

[9] Datnioides polota is caught as a food fish and occasionally appears in the aquarium trade.