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Full moonfish

Selene brownii (Cuvier, 1816)

Status not recordedbony fish

The full moonfish (Selene brownii) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the full moonfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the full moonfish live?

Not recorded

Is the full moonfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the full moonfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusSelene
  7. SpeciesSelene brownii (Cuvier, 1816)

Synonyms Platysomus spixii, Selene browni, Selene spixii, Vomer brownii, Vomer columbiensis, Vomer cubae, Vomer dominicensis, Vomer martinicensis, Vomer sanctaemarthae, Vomer sanctipetri, Vomer spixii

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Brown's Caribbean moonfishEnglish
  • Caribbean moonfishEnglish
  • Selene del CaribCatalan
  • kranas BrownůvCzech
  • jorobado lunaSpanish
  • Musso luneFrench
  • Карибская рыба-лунаRussian
  • 布氏月鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the full moonfish

Other species in the same genus Selene.

Flatjack

Selene vomer

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Jack

Selene peruviana

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Moonfish

Selene setapinnis

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Pomp

Selene dorsalis

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the full moonfish?

The full moonfish (Selene brownii) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Full moonfish (Selene brownii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/full-moonfish

MLA

“Full moonfish (Selene brownii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/full-moonfish.

BibTeX
@misc{full_moonfish_2026,
  title = {Full moonfish (Selene brownii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/full-moonfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}