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Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes)
Etymology: Monodactylus: Greek, monos = one + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre pelagic-neritic; rango de profundidad 0 - 12 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672); 31°N - 42°S, 19°E - 169°W
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa south to the Breë River (Ref. 7293, 52193); also the Persian Gulf (Ref. 96822) to Samoa, north to the Yaeyamas, south to New Caledonia and Australia (Ref. 4959). Known from the freshwater tidal zone of the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693).
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm 13.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 44894); common length : 12.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5450)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 7 - 8; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 27 - 31; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 27 - 32.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found in bays, mangrove estuaries, tidal creeks, and lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 2847, 44894, 48636); occasionally in silty coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). It feeds on plankton and detritus (Ref. 5213, 44894). Commonly seen in large schools (Ref. 44894, 52193); small juveniles either solitary or in small aggregations (Ref. 48635). Usually only juveniles enter freshwater (Ref. 52193). Highly territorial (Ref. 9710). Caught with throw nets (Ref. 30573).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Heemstra, P.C., 1984. Monodactylidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 3. FAO, Rome. [pag. var.]. (Ref. 7293)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 22.9 - 28.8, mean 27.6 °C (based on 638 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02818 (0.01692 - 0.04693), b=3.00 (2.85 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.1 ±0.26 se; based on food items.
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 187 [94, 330] mg/100g; Iron = 1.44 [0.85, 2.58] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.2, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.172 [0.089, 0.312] g/100g; Selenium = 32.5 [15.1, 68.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.6 [4.7, 46.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.89 [1.28, 2.77] mg/100g (wet weight);