Family: Menidae (Moonfish) Order: Perciformes (perch-likes) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Moonfish Max. size: 30.0 cm Environment: reef-associated; brackish; marine ; depth range 50 - 200 m Climate: tropical; 32?N - 28?S Importance: fisheries: commercial Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.2)
Distribution: Gazetteer Indo-Pacific: East Africa to southern Japan and northeastern Australia. Recorded from the South China Sea (Ref. 4883) and the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819).
Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 3-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 40-45; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 30-33. Dorsal spines disappear with age; dark blue above, silvery white below; 2-3 rows of dark spots above and below lateral line (Ref. 4375).
Biology: Inhabits deeper coastal waters near the bottom on both the continental shelves and around major island groups; sometimes in river estuaries
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