Diamondfish, Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus 1758)

Other Names: Butter Bream, Butter-Bream, Butterfish, Butter-fish, Diamond Fish, Diamond-fish, Silver Batfish, Silver Moony

A Diamondfish, Monodactylus argenteus, South Solitary Island, New South Wales, April 2006. Source: Sascha Schultz / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

The aptly-named Diamondfish is silvery with black to dusky leading edges and blackish fin tips on the dorsal and anal fins. Small juveniles have a yellow dorsal fin and two vertical bars on the head.

Video of Diamondfish at Pender Bay, Dampier Penninsula, Western Australia.

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Diamondfish, Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus 1758)

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Distribution	Port Hedland, Western Australia, around the tropical north to Mallacoota, Victoria. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific. Inhabits bays and harbours, mangrove estuaries, river mouths, inshore marine areas, tidal creeks and streams. Common around jetties and wharf pilings. Juveniles common in estuaries, often entering the lower reaches of freshwater streams.
Size	To 25 cm SL (standard length) and 27 cm TL (total length).
Feeding	Feeds on plankton and detritus.
Fisheries	Of minor commercial importance.
Conservation	EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed IUCN Red List : Not Evaluated
Species Citation	Chaetodon argenteus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae I: 272. Type locality: Indies.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2020
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Diamondfish, Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus 1758)

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