African moonfish (Selene dorsalis)

Scientific name: Selene dorsalis Gill, 1863

African moonfish (Selene dorsalis)

The African moonfish (Selene dorsalis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-24; Anal spines: 1 - 3; Anal soft rays: 18 - 20. Silvery with faint dusky opercular spot; juveniles with oval black spot over straight lateral line.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Selene dorsalis
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
38.0
Common length
24.0
Depth range
20–100 m (66–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 20 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to South Africa, including Madeira and Cape Verde. Replaced by Selene setapinnis in western Atlantic. These two species have not been adequately studied and may prove to be conspecific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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