Mono
Monodactylus argenteus
- Usual depth1–11 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Monodactylus argenteus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Monodactylidae, the moonyfishes. Its common name includes silver moonyfish, natal moony, butter bream, and diamondfish. It is native to the western Pacific and the Indian Ocean, including the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and associated estuaries such as the Mekong Delta.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 31 records
- March: 43 records
- April: 598 records
- May: 69 records
- June: 23 records
- July: 26 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 30 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 29 records
- December: 37 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–11 m · Deepest record: 27 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Mono, Silver moony, Butter Bream, Butter-Bream, Butter-fish, Butterfish, Diamond-fish, Diamond Fish, diamond moonfish, fingerfish, Kitefish, mono, Mono Argentus, Moony, silver angelfish, Silver Batfish, Silver Mono, Silver moonfish, Silver moony, silver moony
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Silberflossenblatt
- Spanish
- Besugo mantequilla
- French
- Lune d'argent, Poisson-lune argenté
- Japanese
- Himetsubameuo, ヒメツバメウオ
- Thai
- ปลาเฉี่ยวจันทร์, ปลาเฉี่ยวหิน
- Simplified Chinese
- 金鯧, 銀大眼鯧, 銀鯧, 銀鱗鯧, 銀鱗鯧科, 银大眼鲳
Other scientific names: Chaetodon argenteus, Monodachtylus argenteus, Monodactylus argentues, Psettus argenteus, Psettus rhombeus, Scomber rhombeus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 2,001 open-data records from 1758 to 2023.
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