Monodactylus | |
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Silver Moony (M. argenteus) | |
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African Moony (M. sebae) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Monodactylidae |
Genus: |
Monodactylus Lacépède, 1801 |
Type species | |
Monodactylus falciformis Lacépède, 1801
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Monodactylus is a genus of moonyfishes found in fresh, brackish and marine waters from the eastern Atlantic, through the Indian to the western Pacific oceans. [2]
There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [2]