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Monodactylus

Monodactylus
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Silver Moony (M. argenteus)
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African Moony (M. sebae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Monodactylidae
Genus: Monodactylus
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Monodactylus falciformis
Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms
  • Centropodus Lacépède, 1801
  • Psettus Commerson, 1801 (not available)
  • Acanthopodus Lacépède, 1802
  • Psettus G. Cuvier, 1829
  • Stromatoidea Castelnau, 1861
  • Psettias D. S. Jordan, 1906

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.

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:


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