Philippines country information

Common names: Bayang, Ilak, Muray-buray
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Specimens were collected from Ambacan River at Baybay, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223). Also recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Myers, R.F., 1991
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Diamond moonfish, Finger fish, Silver moonfish, ... more

Main reference

Heemstra, P.C. 1984. (Ref. 7293)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 27.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44894); common length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5450)

Length at first maturity
L_m 13.0 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 12 m (Ref. 86942)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672), preferred ?; 31°N - 42°S, 19°E - 169°W

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 7293), including the Persian Gulf (Ref. 96822) 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).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-31; Anal spines: 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). Fins yellow except pectoral translucent. Eyes large, mouth small (Ref. 90102).

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).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5781 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.0 ±0.33 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)