Silver moony
Monodactylus argenteus
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The silver moony from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. It lives in large schools in mangroves, estuaries and coastal waters; juveniles sometimes enter fresh water. It is a brackish-water fish. It reaches 27 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Monodactylus argenteus
- Family
- Monodactylidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Monodactylidae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon argenteus, Monodachtylus argenteus, Monodactylus argentues, Psettus argenteus, Psettus rhombeus, Scomber rhombeus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 27 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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