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Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes)
Etymology: Monodactylus: Greek, monos = one + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to False Bay, South Africa (Ref. 52193), Madagascar (Ref. 4337), and Reunion (Ref. 53568).
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm 14.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5400)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 25 - 30; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 25 - 29.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 17.9 - 27.9, mean 26.4 °C (based on 100 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02884 (0.01466 - 0.05675), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 62.8 [32.5, 94.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.634 [0.379, 1.046] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.9, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.101 [0.062, 0.166] g/100g; Selenium = 27.2 [14.6, 50.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 46.1 [13.4, 157.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.52 [1.04, 2.16] mg/100g (wet weight);
