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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 / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal; ozeanodrom (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 / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm 14.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5400)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 8; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 25-30; Afterflossenstacheln 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 25 - 29.
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
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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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 = 0.5781 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03020 (0.01521 - 0.05997), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
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);