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Mono

Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The mono (Monodactylus argenteus) is a species in the family Monodactylidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the mono

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 mono live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mono as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. China
  2. Mexico

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the mono 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 mono classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyMonodactylidae
  6. genusMonodactylus
  7. SpeciesMonodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chaetodon argenteus, Monodachtylus argenteus, Monodactylus argentues, Psettus argenteus, Psettus rhombeus, Scomber rhombeus

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Australian DiamondfishEnglish
  • Butter breamEnglish
  • Butter-breamEnglish
  • Butter-fishEnglish
  • ButterfishEnglish
  • Diamond fishEnglish
  • Diamond moonfishEnglish
  • Diamond-fishEnglish
  • FingerfishEnglish
  • KitefishEnglish
  • Mono ArgentusEnglish
  • MoonyEnglish
  • Silver angelfishEnglish
  • Silver batfishEnglish
  • Silver MonoEnglish
  • Silver moonyEnglish
  • Natalse MaanvisAfrikaans
  • سمكة الأصبعArabic
  • Peix diamant platejatCatalan
  • okatec stříbřitýCzech
  • månefiskDanish
  • SilberflossenblattGerman
  • Besugo mantequillaSpanish
  • Poisson-lune argentéFrench
  • ezüstös díszholdhalHungarian
  • ヒメツバメウオJapanese
  • FingerfiskNorwegian Bokmål
  • ZilverbladvisDutch
  • srebrzyca zwyczajnaPolish
  • Mono-australianoPortuguese
  • лунный монодактилRussian
  • ปลาเฉี่ยวหินThai
  • 金鯧Chinese
  • Natalse maanskynvisAfrikaans
  • Lune d'argentFrench
  • Серебряная рыба-ласточкаRussian
  • ปลาเฉี่ยวจันทร์Thai
  • 銀大眼鯧Chinese
  • 銀鯧Chinese
  • 銀鱗鯧Chinese
  • 銀鱗鯧科Chinese
  • 银大眼鲳Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mono

Other species in the same genus Monodactylus.

Moony

Monodactylus falciformis

MonodactylidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the mono an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mono as introduced in 2 countries: China and Mexico, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the mono?

The mono (Monodactylus argenteus) belongs to the family Monodactylidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mono (Monodactylus argenteus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mono

MLA

“Mono (Monodactylus argenteus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mono.

BibTeX
@misc{mono_2026,
  title = {Mono (Monodactylus argenteus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mono},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}