Silver Moonyfish

Theme area: Tropical aquarium

Scientific name: Monodactylus argenteus

Class: Fish

Order: Vertebrates

Suborder: Perciformes

Family: Monodactylidae

Continent:

, North America

, Asia

, Oceania

, South America

Habitat: Oceans and seas

Diet: Piscivore

Weight: n/a

Size: To 20 cm

INTERESTING FACTS

Mass-reared in aquaculture for consumption, our Silver Moonyfish were ''diverted'' into our aquarium. When they reached the juvenile stage in 2008, they were only 1 cm in diameter. This fish lives in schools and is fond of the shallow waters of estuaries.

Conservation

Extinct

Extinct in the wild

Critically endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near threatened

Least concern

Insufficient data

Not evaluated