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''Monodactylus argenteus'' is a species of fish in the family Monodactylidae, the moonyfishes. Its common names include silver moonyfish, or silver moony,Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Editors
''Monodactylus argenteus''.
FishBase. 2017. butter bream, and diamondfish.''Monodactylus argenteus''.
Fishes of Australia. It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, including the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and associated estuaries, such as the
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''.
''Fish Physiol Biochem'' 38 665-678.
This species occurs in a wide variety of habitat types, including the open ocean, brackish waters, and the freshwater habitat of rivers. In
Comparisons of two types of teleostean pseudobranchs, silver moony (''Monodactylus argenteus'') and tilapia (''Oreochromis mossambicus''), with salinity‑dependent morphology and ion transporter expression.
''J Comp Physiol B''185 677-693. Juveniles are especially tolerant to salinity changes, easily maintaining homeostasis in variable environments such as estuaries. Although the silver moony displays territorial behavior, the species can be kept in saltwater aquaria and is easy to rear in captivity. It can remain solitary or form schools. It is a
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.
''Monodactylus argenteus''.
FishBase. 2017. butter bream, and diamondfish.''Monodactylus argenteus''.
Fishes of Australia. It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, including the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and associated estuaries, such as the
Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta ( vi, Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, lit=Nine Dragon River Delta or simply vi, Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, lit=Mekong River Delta, label=none), also known as the Western Region ( vi, Miền Tây, links=no) or South-weste ...
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This species reaches a maximum length of about 27 centimeters. It is bright shiny silver with yellowish edges to the fins. The dorsal and anal fins have black tips. Juveniles have more yellow coloration and are distinguished by two vertical black bands.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''.
''Fish Physiol Biochem'' 38 665-678.
This species occurs in a wide variety of habitat types, including the open ocean, brackish waters, and the freshwater habitat of rivers. In Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
it can be found in harbors and estuaries around piers. Its ability to survive in a wide range of salinities makes it a model organism
A model organism (often shortened to model) is a non-human species that is extensively studied to understand particular biological phenomena, with the expectation that discoveries made in the model organism will provide insight into the workin ...
in the study of salinity tolerance.Yang, S., et al. (2015Comparisons of two types of teleostean pseudobranchs, silver moony (''Monodactylus argenteus'') and tilapia (''Oreochromis mossambicus''), with salinity‑dependent morphology and ion transporter expression.
''J Comp Physiol B''185 677-693. Juveniles are especially tolerant to salinity changes, easily maintaining homeostasis in variable environments such as estuaries. Although the silver moony displays territorial behavior, the species can be kept in saltwater aquaria and is easy to rear in captivity. It can remain solitary or form schools. It is a
detritivore
Detritivores (also known as detrivores, detritophages, detritus feeders, or detritus eaters) are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as feces). There are many kinds of invertebrates, ...
and planktivore.
The myxozoan parasite '' Kudoa monodactyli'' was first described from and named after this fish.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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* {{Authority control Monodactylidae Fish described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus