FreshwaterBrackishSaltwater
African moony
Monodactylus sebae
Monodactylidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 25 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 591 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, and 11 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Very common in estuaries and lagoons where reproduction takes place, marshes and lower courses of rivers, sometimes ascending over long distances into freshwater. Also lives in the sea, mainly in shallow bays and harbour areas. Sometimes found in shoals composed of several hundred individuals. Feeds on fish, shrimps, zooplankton and various small invertebrates. Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present. Maximum reported standard length 200 mm.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chaetodon rhombeus
- Psettias sebae
- Psettus sebae
In other languages
- Vestafrikansk månefisk
- Juovakuukala
- African mono, Fingerfish, Guinean fingerfish, Moonfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.
How to set up a European aquarium5 min read
A coldwater aquarium with European fish and plants, without a heater. The water follows the seasons, and summer heat is the biggest problem.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.