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Fig. 2. LE PSETTUS RHOMBOIDAL. Psettus rhombeus. Cuv. Val. Espèce de la Mer-Rouge et des Indes

Psettus argenteus
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Psettus argenteus
New Latin name Monodactylus argenteus
Common name Nederlands: Zilverbladvis
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Monodactylus argenteus (silver moony)

Monodactylus argenteus - silver moonyfish, silver moony, butter bream, diamondfish
The silver moonyfish (Monodactylus argenteus), aka silver moony, butter bream, and diamondfish, is a species of fish in the family Monodactylidae. This fish is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, including the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and associated estuaries such as the Mekong Delta. The silver moonyfish is bright shiny silver with yellowish edges on its fins. The dorsal and anal fins have black tips. Juveniles display more yellow coloration and are distinguished by two vertical black bands. Its ability to survive in a wide range of salinities makes it a model organism for studying salinity tolerance.

Order: Perciformes
Family: Monodactylidae
Genus: Monodactylus
Species: Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
- Chaetodon argenteus Linnaeus, 1758
- Psettus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Scomber rhombeus Forsskål, 1775
- Psettus rhombeus (Forsskål, 1775)