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Silver Moony

Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus 1758)

Description

provided by World Register of Marine Species
An active schooling fish usually found in estuaries, but may venture over silty coastal reefs. Feeds on plankton and detritus (Ref. 5213). Can enter and live in rivers (Ref. 4967).
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bibliographic citation
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019).
contributor
Edward Vanden Berghe [email]