Monodactylidae

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Monodactylus argenteus

Fish in Indo West Pacific

• Silver
• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Oceania
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

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.