Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Chaetodon argenteus : Linnaeus, 1758 : 272 (senior synonym)Systema naturae. I..
Monodactylus argenteus : Regan, 1920 c : 420A revision of the African cichlid fishes of the genus Tylochromis. | Sterba, 1959 : 478, fig. 1023 and 844Süsswasserfische aus aller Welt. | Kiener, 1961 c : 27, 45, fig. 54Poissons malgaches. Liste de noms malgaches de poissons d'eau douce, d'eaux saumâtres et d'espèces euryhalines (2-3). | Kiener, 1963 a : 77, pl. 41Poissons, pêche et pisciculture à Madagascar. | Sterba, 1963 : 650, fig. 844 and 1023Freshwater fishes of the world. Translated and revised by Denys W. Tucker,London. | Kiener et al., 1964 : 61La pêche dans la lagune d'Ampahana (Madagascar). | Kiener, 1966 a : 1126Contribution à l'étude écologique et biologique des eaux saumâtres malgaches. Les poissons euryhalins et leur rôle dans le développement des pêches. | Jubb, 1967 a : 193Freshwater fishes of southern Africa. | Kiener, 1975 : 44Poissons et plantes d'aquarium de Madagascar. | Catala, 1979 : 29Poissons d'eau douce de Madagascar (suite). | Vasil'ev, 1980 : 21Chromosome numbers in fish-like vertebrates and fish. | Heemstra, 1984 : 2 p., fig.Monodactylidae. | Bianchi, 1985 : 95, 176, 189, fig., pl. XXVI, 151FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania. | Roux, 1986 a : 33857. Monodactylidae. | Fischer et al., 1990 : 147, 382, 404, fig.; pl. XX, 124Fichas FAO de identificaçao de espécies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espécies comerciais marinhas e de aguas salobras de Moçambique. | Eccles, 1992 : 90, 130, fig.FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania. | Skelton, 1993 b : 358-359, fig.A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. | Stiassny & Raminosoa, 1994 : 139The fishes of the inland waters of Madagascar. | Klinkhardt et al., 1995 : 146Database of fish chromosomes. | Sommer et al., 1996 : 266, 345, 359, fig., pl. XXIV, 153FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. | Okeyo, 1998 : 49Updating names, distribution and ecology of riverine fish of Kenya in the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River drainage system. | Whitfield, 1998 : 20, 31, 82, 83, 141, 171, 222, fig.Biology and ecology of fishes in southern African estuaries. | Harrison, 2001 : 47Length-weight relationships of fishes from South African estuaries. | Skelton, 2001 : 358-359, fig.A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. | Sparks & Stiassny, 2003 : 852Introduction to the freshwater fishes. | Fricke et al., 2018 : 232-233Annotated checklist of the fishes of Madagascar, southwestern Indian Ocean, with 158 new records..
Scomber rhombeus : Forsskål, 1775 : 58 (junior synonym)Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit. | Klausewitz & Nielsen, 1965 : 23, pl. 29 (holotype photography and X-rays). (junior synonym)On Forskal's collection of fishes in the zoological museum of Copenhage..
Psettus argenteus : Boulenger, 1905 c : 54 (senior synonym)A list of freshwater fishes of Africa. | Boulenger, 1915 c : 121, fig. 90 (senior synonym)Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). | Pellegrin, 1922 j : 418 (senior synonym)Les poissons des eaux douces de la région Madécasse. | Pellegrin, 1933 a : 104, fig. 61 (senior synonym)Les poissons des eaux douces de Madagascar et des Îles voisines (Comores, Seychelles, Mascareignes). | Pellegrin, 1934 a : 428 (senior synonym)La faune ichthyologique des eaux douces de Madagascar. | Arnoult, 1959 b : 67, pl. 12, fig. 1 (senior synonym)Poissons des eaux douces. | Arnoult & Bauchot, 1963 : 221 (senior synonym)Compte-rendu de mission à Madagascar. (Octobre 1962-Janvier 1963)..

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DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
Chromosomes : Klinkhardt et al., 1995 | Vasil'ev, 1980 .
Colour pattern : Heemstra, 1984 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
Common names : Natalse maanskynvis (Afrikaans), Farsuk / Halwayou (Arabic), Line (Creole, French), Almindelig månefisk (Danish), Butter bream / Buttercream / Butterfish / Diamond moonfish / Diamondfish / Finger fish / Fingerfish / Kitefish / Mono / Moonfish / Natal moonie / Natal moony / Sea kite / Silver and black butterflyfish / Silver batfish / Silver mono / Silver moonfish / Silver moonfish / Silver moony / Silver-batfish / Silvery Moony / Silvery moony (English), Breton / Lune d'argent / Poisson lune argenté (French), Silberflossenblatt (German), Bemaso / Kipela / Talatala (Malagasy), Felafela (Malagasy, Betsimisaraka), Bendrabendra / Dangira / Tretreky (Malagasy, Sakalava), Fiamplso / Takinbake (Malagasy, Tanosy), Lunado prateado (Portuguese), Soor-yaxaas (Somali: Somalia), Rambalí plateado (Spanish), Kipepeo / Pakawe (Swahili: Tanzania) .
Condition / length-weight relationship : Harrison, 2001 .
Current distribution known : Indo-West Pacific and Red Sea from South Africa to Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles. Elsewhere off China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia and New Guinea .
Distribution_references : Heemstra, 1984 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 | Whitefield, 1998 .
Food habits / trophic level : in South Africa, it feeds mainly on zooplankton, with individual selection of prey items from the water column being the dominant mode of foraging. It also consumes epibenthic and epiphytic organisms such as amphipods and filamentous algae .
Food habits / trophic level_references : Heemstra, 1984 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 | Sommer et al., 1996 | Whitefield, 1998 .
Habitat / home range : commonly found in fresh waters, estuaries and harbours. This species is strongly euryhaline and can tolerate salinities ranging from fresh water to at least 48 per thousand .
Habitat_references : Bianchi, 1985 | Eccles, 1992 | Fischer et al., 1990 | Heemstra, 1984 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 | Sommer et al., 1996 | Whitefield, 1998 .
Morphology / anatomy : Heemstra, 1984 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 | Whitefield, 1998 .
Reproduction : in South Africa, sexual maturity occurs at approximately 13 cm SL and breeding takes place at sea. Newly recruited juveniles in estuaries tend to shelter in shallow water where emergent or submerged plants are present .
Reproduction_references : Whitefield, 1998 .
Size : 250 mm TL .
Types :
- Chaetodon argenteus Linnaeus, 1758: 272. Type locality: "habitat in Indiis". No type known.
- Scomber rhombeus Forskäl, 1775: 58. Type locality: "Djiddae". Holotype ZMUC n° 51
Use and trade : occasional aquarium species, best kept in a shoal .