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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes)
Etymology: Monodactylus: Greek, monos = one + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335). More on author: Lacepède.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to False Bay, South Africa, Madagascar (Ref. 4337), and Reunion (Ref. 53568).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 14.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5400)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-30; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 25 - 29. Adults silvery with dusky dorsal and anal lobes; juveniles dusky with dark vertical bars (Ref. 5400).

Inhabits coastal waters including estuaries and lagoons (Ref. 5213). Seldom enters freshwater. Juveniles can be kept in the aquarium (Ref. 4833). Caught with throw nets (Ref. 30573).

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Desoutter, M., 1986. Monodactylidae. p. 338-339. In J. Daget, J.P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4337)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801