FB-7858 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7858 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Eupercaria/misc Monodactylidae Monodactylus Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801 Lunado cheio Kaapse maanskynvis Kaapse maanvis Fuldmånefisk Batfish Buttercream Cape moonfish Cape moonie Cape moony Fingerfish Full moony Kitefish Moonfish Moony Silver batfish Lune pleine Bat hu Bawal-bulan bulat Bebulan Gedabang Nyior-nyior Senyur Soor-yaxaas Kipepeo Pakawe Sampirot 鐮大眼鯧 镰大眼鲳 Psettus commersonii Cuvier, 1831 Psettus falciformis (Lacepède, 1801) Psettus orbicularis Guichenot, 1866 Stromatoidea layardi Castelnau, 1861 1993-04-16 2023-11-30 Bianchi, G.0 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of TCP/URT/4406 and FAO (FIRM) Regular Programme. FAO, Rome. 199 p. (Ref. 2871) Desoutter, M.0 Monodactylidae. p. 338-339. In J. Daget, J.P. Gosse and D.F.E. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Mofal_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Mofal_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-7858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-16 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabits coastal waters including estuaries and lagoons (Ref. 5213). Seldom enters freshwater. Juveniles can be kept in the aquarium (Ref. 4833). Caught with throw nets (Ref. 30573). Desoutter, M. 1986 Monodactylidae. p. 338-339. In J. Daget, J.P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4337) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-30 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7858 Description: Body ovoid, depth 1.5-2.0 in standard length (Ref. 52193). Maxilla width 2.7-3.7 times in orbit diameter (Ref. 52193). Dorsal fin with 8 spines and 25-30 soft rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 25-29 soft rays; pelvic fins small or absent (Ref. 52193). Scales small, 51-58 in lateral line (Ref. 52193).Colouration: Adults silvery with dusky dorsal and anal lobes (Ref. 5400, 52193). Juveniles dusky with 11-12 dark wavy vertical bars (Ref. 5400, 52193). Heemstra, P.C. 1986 Monodactylidae. p. 607. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5400) FB-Morphology-7858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-30 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 30; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 25 - 29 Heemstra, P.C. 1986 Monodactylidae. p. 607. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5400) FB-Distribution-7858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-16 00:00:00 2025-06-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to False Bay, South Africa (Ref. 52193), Madagascar (Ref. 4337), and Reunion (Ref. 53568). Heemstra, P.C. 1986 Monodactylidae. p. 607. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5400) FB-Uses-7858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-16 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; price category: unknown; price reliability: Heemstra, P.C. 1984 Monodactylidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 3. FAO, Rome. [pag. var.]. (Ref. 7293) van der Elst, R. 1993 A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. (3rd Ed.). Struik Publishers, Cape Town. 398 p. (Ref. 12484) FB-Migration-7858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-16 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243) FB-TrophicStrategy-7858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 2004-02-25 00:00:00 2022-10-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public falciformis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Inhabits coastal waters including estuaries and lagoons (Ref. 5213). Seldom enters freshwater. Juveniles can be kept in the aquarium (Ref. 4833). Whitfield, A.K. 1985 The role of zooplankton in the feeding ecology of fish fry from some southern African estuaries. S. Afr. J. Zool. 20(3):166-171. (Ref. 43782) FB-Size-7858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-16 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 31.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5400)) Heemstra, P.C. 1986 Monodactylidae. p. 607. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5400) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-7858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-16 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish; marine Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)