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Monodactylus argenteus in Somalia
Silver moony

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Monodactylus argenteus   (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes)			picture (Moarg_u6.jpg) by Field, R.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Silver moony
Max. size:	27.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 44894)
Environment:	pelagic-neritic
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 28°C; 31°N - 42°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 7293) 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).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-31; Anal spines: 3-3; 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).
Biology:	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)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Heemstra, P.C.. 1984. (Ref. 7293)
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Somalia country information
Common names:	Soor-yaxaas		Ref:  Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Also Ref. 4517.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/so.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996
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	Modified:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Entered:  Hureau, Jean-Claude

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