Monodactylus sebae

Monodactylus sebae, the African moony, is a species of moonyfish native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from the eastern Atlantic, ranging from the Canary Islands down to Angola. It inhabits mangrove swamps and estuaries and can occasionally be found in lagoons. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL though most do not exceed 15 centimetres (5.9 in). It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[1]

Monodactylus sebae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Monodactylidae
Genus:	Monodactylus
Species:	M. sebae
Binomial name
Monodactylus sebae (G. Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
Chaetodon rhombeus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (ambiguous) Psettus sebae G. Cuvier, 1829 Psettias sebae (G. Cuvier, 1829)

In the aquarium

This species is quite widely kept in brackish and saltwater water aquaria; although it has only very rarely been bred in captivity, it is otherwise hardy and easy to care for.