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Monodactylus sebae, the African moony, is a species of moonyfish native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from the eastern Atlantic, ranging from the Canary Islands down to Angola. It inhabits mangrove swamps and estuaries and can occasionally be found in lagoons .
Monodactylidae is a family of perciform bony fish commonly referred to as monos, moonyfishes or fingerfishes. All are strongly laterally compressed with disc-shaped bodies and tall anal and dorsal fins. Unusually for fish, scales occur on their dorsal fins and sometimes on the anal fins. The pelvic fins are small, sometimes vestigial.
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)
These fish must be kept in large aquaria. [4] Silver moony: Monodactylus argenteus: 10" These fish are also known from marine habitats. African moony: Monodactylus sebae: 10" These fish are also known from marine habitats. Indian glassy fish: Parambassis ranga: 3.1" These fish are often dyed. Targetfish, Jarbua terapon: Terapon jarbua: 14"
Monodactylus argenteus is a species of fish in the family Monodactylidae, the moonyfishes. Its common names include silver moonyfish, or natal moony, [2] butter bream, and diamondfish. [3] It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, including the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and associated estuaries, such as the Mekong Delta. [2]
The African sharptooth catfish is a large, eel-like fish, usually of dark gray or black coloration on the back, fading to a white belly. In Africa , this catfish has been reported as being second in size only to the vundu of the Zambesian waters, [ 4 ] although FishBase suggests the African sharptooth catfish surpasses that species in both ...
Hiodontidae, commonly called mooneyes, is a family of ray-finned fish with a single included genus Hiodon. The genus comprise two extant species native to North America and three to five extinct [1] species recorded from Paleocene to Eocene age fossils. They are large-eyed, fork-tailed fish that superficially resemble shads. The vernacular name ...
Stemonosudis elegans (Ege, 1933) (tropical Indo-Pacific, off South Africa only in Agulhas current) [3] Stemonosudis gracilis (Ege, 1933) (Tropical waters of Indian and Pacific oceans; Off South Africa only in Agulhas current) [3] Sudis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810 (Atlantic Ocean from 50°N to South Africa) [3] Family: Scopelarchidae – Pearleyes