Selene setapinnis
| Selene setapinnis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Selene |
| Species: | S. setapinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815 | |
The Atlantic moonfish (Selene setapinnis) is a fish belonging to the genus Selene. The moonfish is highly compressed with deeply forked tails and slender caudal peduncles. It is not very deepbodied, and it lacks high lobes at the front of the dorsal and anal fins. It has small scutes along the posterior straight part of the lateral line. Its facial profile is somewhat concave and the part above the eye is nearly vertical. The moonfish ranges from Cape Cod to Uruguay and occasionally strays to Nova Scotia.
References
"Inland Fishes of New York State". C. Lavett Smith.