Silver moony
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 Silver moony, Monodactylus argenteus
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The Silver moony also known as the Monodactylus argenteus, is a perciform fish, usually found in the Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, North to the Yaeyamas, south to New Caledonia and Australia [1]. Silver moony has a silver body in a tringular shape. The big eyes are crossed by a dark ray. Its fins are silver with yellow reflection. Both, yellow and dark colouring, are fading with age [2].
This fish is often kept in brackish water aquaria.
[edit] Synonyms
Acanthopodus argenteus
Centrogaster rhombeus
Centropodus rhombeus
Chaetodon argenteus Linnaeus, 1758
Monodactylus rhombeus
Psettus argenteus
Psettus rhombeus
Scomber rhombeus Forsskål, 1775
[edit] References
- ^ "Monodactylus argenteus", fishbase.org. Retrieved 13/03/2007.
- ^ Riehl, R. and Baensch, H.A. Mergus Aquarien Atlas, p. 804 (2002) 14. edt.
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