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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
Ecologia
marinhas; Água doce; estuarina demersal; oceanódromo (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 / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm 14.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5400)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 8; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 25 - 30; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais moles: 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
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pouco comercial; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
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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=0.02884 (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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 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);