AFRICAN MOONFISH

Selene dorsalis

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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Usually found near the bottom; juveniles occur in surface waters often near bays and river mouths. Forms schools. Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes (Ref. 4233).

	Apogon annularis Rüppell, 1829 Ringtail cardinalfish
	Pteromylaeus asperrimus (Gilbert, 1898) Rough eagle ray
	Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepède, 1801 Harlequin sweetlips
	Hemanthias leptus (Ginsburg, 1952) Longtail bass
	Crematogaster gibba Emery, 1894

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