Monodactylus

Monodactylus
Silver Moony (M. argenteus)
African Moony (M. sebae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Monodactylidae
Genus:	Monodactylus Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Monodactylus falciformis Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms1
Centropodus Lacépède, 1801 Psettus Commerson, 1801 (not available) Acanthopodus Lacépède, 1802 Psettus G. Cuvier, 1829 Stromatoidea Castelnau, 1861 Psettias D. S. Jordan, 1906

Monodactylus is a genus of moonyfishes found in fresh, brackish and marine waters from the eastern Atlantic, through the Indian to the western Pacific oceans.²

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:²

• Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Silver moony)
• Monodactylus falciformis Lacépède, 1801 (Full moony)
• Monodactylus kottelati Pethiyagoda, 1991 (Dwarf moony)
• Monodactylus sebae (G. Cuvier, 1829) (African moony)