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Silver moony
Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes »  order Perciformes - perch-likes »  family Monodactylidae - moonies »  genus Monodactylus

Scientific synonyms

Chaetodon argenteus Linnaeus, 1758
Monodachtylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Psettus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Monodactylus argentues (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scomber rhombeus Forsskål, 1775
Psettus rhombeus (Forsskål, 1775)

Other names

= Diamond Fish
= Diamond Moonfish

= Finger Fish

= Kitefish
= Mono
= Natal Moonie
= Natal Moony
= Silver Moonfish

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Links and literature

CH DE EN FR IT NL PR SP FishBase [5807]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]
CZ AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication 2025 [species/16658]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2001-2025): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Data retrieved on: 25 March 2025
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024-1 [166925]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2024
CZ Hanel L., Plíštil J., Novák J. (2011): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces). 7. Paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii) Kostnatí (Neopterygii) [Ropušnicotvaří (Scorpaeniformes) – ostnoploutví (Perciformes) – Percoidei], Národní muzeum (zoologické oddělení), Praha, 148 str. [as Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Data retrieved on: 19 August 2019

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