Monodactylus
| Monodactylus | |
|---|---|
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| Silver Moony (M. argenteus) | |
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| African Moony (M. sebae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Monodactylidae |
| Genus: | Monodactylus Lacépède, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Monodactylus falciformis Lacépède, 1801 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Monodactylus is a genus of moonyfishes found in fresh, brackish and marine waters from the eastern Atlantic, through the Indian to the western Pacific oceans.[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Silver moony)
- Monodactylus falciformis Lacépède, 1801 (Full moony)
- Monodactylus kottelati Pethiyagoda, 1991 (Dwarf moony)
- Monodactylus sebae (G. Cuvier, 1829) (African moony)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Monodactylidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Monodactylus". FishBase. December 2013 version.
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