Diamondfish
Monodactylus argenteus
Also known as: Butter Bream, Buttercream, Butterfish, Diamond Moonfish, Kitefish, Mono, Mono Fingerfish, Natal Moony, Sea Kite, Silver-and-Black Butterflyfish, Silver Batfish, Silver Mono, Silver Moonfish, Silver Moony, Silvery Moonfish, Silvery Moony, Singapore Angelfish
- Butter Bream
- Buttercream
- Butterfish
- Diamond Moonfish
- Kitefish
- Mono
- Mono Fingerfish
- Natal Moony
- Sea Kite
- Silver-and-Black Butterflyfish
- Silver Batfish
- Silver Mono
- Silver Moonfish
- Silver Moony
- Silvery Moonfish
- Silvery Moony
- Singapore Angelfish
Showing details for the adult stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.
Overview
Found in schools, in both, freshwater and silty waters, over bays, tidal creeks, mangrove estuaries, coastal reefs, and lower reaches of streams. Highly territorial.
Unusually these compressed diamond shaped fish have scales on the dorsal fin and sometimes on the anal fin.
They live in salt water but can live in freshwater for extended periods.
How to identify
- Pattern
- diamond
- Fins & Tail
- yellow fins
- Behaviour
- schoolingterritorial
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Habitat & where to find it
Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
- Exact location · 3
- Country only · 16
Found in schools, in both, freshwater and silty waters, over bays, tidal creeks, mangrove estuaries, coastal reefs, and lower reaches of streams.
Adult photos 19
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