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Monodactylidae
AphiaID: 151469

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order)

Status

accepted

Record
status

Added by Database Management Team

Rank

Family

Parent

Perciformes

Source

basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names

Language	Name
English	fingerfishes	[details]
English	moonfishes	[details]

All child
taxa
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Genus Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801

» Species Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801
» Species Monodactylus kottelati Pethiyagoda, 1991
» Species Monodactylus sebae (Cuvier, 1829)
» Species Monodactylus argentues (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus Schuettea

» Species Schuettea scalaripinnis Steindachner, 1866
» Species Schuettea woodwardi (Waite, 1905)

Genus Bramichthys accepted as Schuettea

» Species Bramichthys woodwardi Waite, 1905 accepted as Schuettea woodwardi (Waite, 1905)

Genus Monodachtylus accepted as Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801

» Species Monodachtylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus Psettias accepted as Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801

» Species Psettias sebae (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Monodactylus sebae (Cuvier, 1829)

Genus Psettus Cuvier (ex Commerson), 1829 accepted as Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801

» Species Psettus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Psettus commersonii Cuvier, 1831 accepted as Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801
» Species Psettus falciformis (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801
» Species Psettus orbicularis Guichenot, 1866 accepted as Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801
» Species Psettus panamensis Steindachner, 1876 accepted as Parapsettus panamensis (Steindachner, 1876)
» Species Psettus rhombeus (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Psettus sebae Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Monodactylus sebae (Cuvier, 1829)

Genus Psettus Commerson in Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801
Genus Stromatoidea accepted as Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801

» Species Stromatoidea layardi Castelnau, 1861 accepted as Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Links

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Note

Description: Chiefly marine and brackish; sometimes entering fresh water. Distribution: west Africa, Indo-Pacific. Body deep and highly compressed. Pelvic fins usually reduced or vestigial. Dorsal fin with the base long and scaly. Spines in dorsal fin 5-8, short and graduated. Anal fin base long; spines 3. Scales cycloid or ctenoid. Often silvery. Valued as aquarium fishes. [details]

LSID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151469

Taxonomic
Edit history

Date	action	by
2005-04-06 10:22:32Z	created	Claus, Simon

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Citation: WoRMS (2013). Monodactylidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151469 on 2013-05-23

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