| Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes) |
| 27 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 12 m |
| 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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Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-31; Anal spines: 3-3; 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). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Specimens were collected from Ambacan River at Baybay, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223). Also recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). |
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