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Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes)
Etymology: Monodactylus: Greek, monos = one + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser pelagic-neritic; tiefenbereich 0 - 12 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672); 31°N - 42°S, 19°E - 169°W
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa south to the Breë River (Ref. 7293, 52193); also 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).
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 13.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 44894); common length : 12.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5450)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 7 - 8; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 27 - 31; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 27 - 32.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found in bays, mangrove estuaries, tidal creeks, and lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 2847, 44894, 48636); occasionally in silty coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). It feeds on plankton and detritus (Ref. 5213, 44894). Commonly seen in large schools (Ref. 44894, 52193); small juveniles either solitary or in small aggregations (Ref. 48635). Usually only juveniles enter freshwater (Ref. 52193). Highly territorial (Ref. 9710). Caught with throw nets (Ref. 30573).
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.9 - 28.8, mean 27.6 °C (based on 638 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02818 (0.01685 - 0.04715), b=3.00 (2.85 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.26 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 187 [94, 330] mg/100g; Iron = 1.44 [0.85, 2.58] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.2, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.172 [0.089, 0.312] g/100g; Selenium = 32.5 [15.1, 68.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.6 [4.7, 46.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.89 [1.28, 2.77] mg/100g (wet weight);
