Monodactylus argenteus
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Monodactylus argenteus is a species of fish in the family Monodactylidae, the moonyfishes. Its common names include silver moonyfish, or natal moony,[1] butter bream, and diamondfish.[2] It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, including the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and associated estuaries, such as the Mekong Delta.[1]
This species reaches a maximum length of about 27 centimeters. It is bright shiny silver with yellowish edges to the fins.[1] The dorsal and anal fins have black tips.[2] Juveniles have more yellow coloration[1] and are distinguished by two vertical black bands.[3]
This species occurs in a wide variety of habitat types, including the open ocean, brackish waters, and the freshwater habitat of rivers.[1] In Australia it can be found in harbors and estuaries around piers.[2] Its ability to survive in a wide range of salinities makes it a model organism in the study of salinity tolerance.[3][4] Juveniles are especially tolerant to salinity changes, easily maintaining homeostasis in variable environments such as estuaries.[3]
Although the silver moony displays territorial behavior,[1] the species can be kept in saltwater aquaria and is easy to rear in captivity.[4] It can remain solitary or form schools. It is a detritivore and planktivore.
The myxozoan parasite Kudoa monodactyli was first described from and named after this fish.[5]
Additionally, the second word of its binomial name is derivative of "argentum", which is Latin for "silver", likely relating to its silver hue.
References
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- ↑ a b c d e f Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Editors. Monodactylus argenteus. FishBase. 2017.
- ↑ a b c Monodactylus argenteus. Fishes of Australia.
- ↑ a b c Kang, C., et al. (2012). Effects of low environmental salinity on the cellular profiles and expression of Na, K-ATPase and Na, K, 2Cl 2 cotransporter 1 of branchial mitochondrion-rich cells in the juvenile marine fish Monodactylus argenteus. Template:Webarchive Fish Physiol Biochem 38 665–678.
- ↑ a b Yang, S., et al. (2015) Comparisons of two types of teleostean pseudobranchs, silver moony (Monodactylus argenteus) and tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus), with salinity‑dependent morphology and ion transporter expression. Template:Webarchive J Comp Physiol B185 677–693.
- ↑ Gunter, N. L., et al. (2006). Characterization of Kudoa monodactyli n. sp.(Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) from the muscle of Monodactylus argenteus (Teleostei: Monodactylidae) from Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 53(5), 374.
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