Mexican moonfish
📖 Overview
Adults are found in shallow coastal waters in small schools, generally near the bottom . They feed on squid, small crabs, small fishes and polychaetes . Marketed fresh and salted or dried .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body very deep, short and compressed; lower branch of first gill arch with 14 to 17 gill rakers; dorsal fin with 8 spines followed by another spine and 17 to 18 soft rays (VII1, 17-18); anterior lobes of second dorsal and anal fins elongated in adults; anterior dorsal spines greatly prolonged in juveniles; body scaleless; lateral line scutes very weak and poorly differentiated; body silvery with metallic blue green highlights; juveniles yellowish, with 4 or 5 interrupted, dark, transverse bars .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Mexican moonfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Mexican moonfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Mexican moonfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical; 24°N - 4°N
🌿 Ecology
squid, small crabs, small fishes and polychaetes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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