Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Monodactylidae > Monodactylus > Monodactylus sebae

Monodactylus sebae (Moonfish; Guinean fingerfish; Fingerfish; African moony; African mono; sebae silverfish)

Synonyms: Chaetodon rhombeus (heterotypic); Psettias sebae; Psettus sebae
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Wikipedia Abstract

Monodactylus sebae, the African moony, is a species of moonyfish native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from the eastern Atlantic, ranging from the Canary Islands down to Angola. It inhabits mangrove swamps and estuaries and can occasionally be found in lagoons. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL though most do not exceed 15 centimetres (5.9 in). It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Predators

Sphyraena afra (Guinean barracuda)[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Echinocephalus sinensis[2]
Otobothrium cysticum[2]

Range Map

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Comparative analysis of trophic structure and interactions of two tropical lagoons, M.C. Villanueva, P. Lalèyè, J.-J. Albaret, R. Laë, L. Tito de Morais and J. Moreau, Ecological Modelling, Vol. 197, Issues 3-4 , 25 August 2006, P. 461-477
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0