Monodactylus falciformis, Full moony : fisheries, aquarium

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Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801

Full moony
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes)
Etymology: Monodactylus: Greek, monos = one + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien; zoet water; brak water demersaal; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to False Bay, South Africa (Ref. 52193), Madagascar (Ref. 4337), and Reunion (Ref. 53568).

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 14.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5400)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal): 8; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 25-30; Anale stekels 3; Anale zachte stralen: 25 - 29.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

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).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

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)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 June 2016

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless





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