Monodactylus argenteus, Silver moony : fisheries, aquarium

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Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Silver moony
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes)
Etymology: Monodactylus: Greek, monos = one + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 12 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672); 31°N - 42°S, 19°E - 169°W

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Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 7293), including the Persian Gulf (Ref. 96822) to Samoa, north to the Yaeyamas, south to New Caledonia and Australia (Ref. 4959). Known from the freshwater tidal zone of the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 13.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44894); common length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5450)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-31; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 27 - 32. Adults bright silver with yellow and dusky dorsal fin tip. Small juveniles more colorful with yellow over most of the dorsal fin and two vertical black bands over the head (Ref. 48636). Fins yellow except pectoral translucent. Eyes large, mouth small (Ref. 90102).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in bays, mangrove estuaries, tidal creeks, and lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 2847, 44894, 48636); occasionally in silty coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). Feeds on plankton and detritus (Ref. 5213, 44894). Commonly seen in schools (Ref. 44894); small juveniles either solitary or in small aggregations (Ref. 48635). Highly territorial (Ref. 9710). Caught with throw nets (Ref. 30573).

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Heemstra, P.C., 1984. Monodactylidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 3. FAO, Rome. [pag. var.]. (Ref. 7293)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 June 2016

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 22.9 - 28.8, mean 27.6 °C (based on 638 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5781   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02951 (0.01733 - 0.05027), b=2.98 (2.83 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.33 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 187 [94, 330] mg/100g; Iron = 1.44 [0.85, 2.58] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.2, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.172 [0.089, 0.312] g/100g; Selenium = 32.5 [15.1, 68.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.6 [4.7, 46.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.89 [1.28, 2.77] mg/100g (wet weight);