Monodactylus
| Monodactylus | |
|---|---|
| Silver Moony (M. argenteus) | |
| African Moony (M. sebae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Monodactylidae |
| Genus: | Monodactylus Lacépède, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Monodactylus falciformis Lacépède, 1801 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.