Family Menidae - Moonfish
  Order
:
Menidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 1 | Species : 1 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Disclike body; sharp-breasted. Dorsal contour almost horizontal. Dorsal soft rays 43-45; spineless. Anal soft rays 30-33; spineless. First pelvic fin ray in adult very elongated.
  Etymology
:
Greek, maine, -es = a kind of anchovy ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
  Typical activity level
:
active
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Carangaria | | | incertae | | | Menidae

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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
Glossary
[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Menidae as currently in FishBase

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The list ordered as follows:

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Mene maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Zeus maculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
! Mene maculate (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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