Moonfish
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Moonfish may refer to:
- Several groups of fishes:
- Family MonodactylidaeMonodactylidaeThe Monodactylidae is a family of fish within the Perciformes commonly referred to as monos, moonyfishes or fingerfishes. All are strongly laterally compressed with an approximately disc-shaped body and tall anal and dorsal fins. Unusually for fish, there are scales on the dorsal fin and sometimes...
(properly moonyfishes). - Genus MeneMeneThe moonfish of the genus Mene , the sole extant genus of the family Menidae are disk-shaped fish which bear a vague resemblance to gourami, thanks to their thread-like pelvic fins...
- Genus Selene
- Atlantic spadefishAtlantic spadefishThe Atlantic spadefish is a species of marine fish endemic to the western Atlantic Ocean. They are commonly found in shallow waters off the coast of the southeastern United States and in the Caribbean....
(Chaetodipterus faber) - Family MolidaeMolidaeMolidae is the family of the molas or ocean sunfishes, unique fish whose bodies come to an end just behind the dorsal and anal fins, giving them a "half-a-fish" appearance...
(Ocean sunfishes) are in many languages known as "Moonfishes" - And the OpahOpahOpah are large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic Lampriform fish comprising the small family Lampridae . There are only two living species in a single genus: Lampris...
- Many others; see http://www.fishbase.org/ComNames/CommonNameSearchList.php?CommonName=Moonfish.
- Family Monodactylidae
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