Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Monodactylidae Moonyfishes or fingerfishes

Genus: Monodactylus

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Monodactylus argenteus
[Silver moony]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801

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Monodactylus falciformis
[Full moony]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Monodactylus kottelati Pethiyagoda, 1991

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Monodactylus kottelati
[]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Monodactylus sebae (Cuvier, 1829)

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Monodactylus sebae
[African moony]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Monodactylus argenteus Silver moony Indo-West Pacific 27 SL 1758
Monodactylus falciformis Full moony Western Indian Ocean 31 TL 1801
Monodactylus kottelati Indian Ocean 7.8 SL 1991
Monodactylus sebae African moony Eastern Atlantic 25 TL 1829



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