MBI Species Classification Request

General
Name:	Matt Pedersen ( mpedersen )
Status:	Open
Date:	03/16/2018
Classification Type:	NewChallenge
Species:	Monodactylus argenteus
Suggested Class:	C
Common Name(s):	Silver Mono, Silver Moony
Species Synonyms:
Fish/Invert/Culture:	F
Spawn Mode:	Pelagic
Fish Base Link:	http://www.fishbase.org/summary/5807
Breeding Success:	True
Success References:	Routinely produced for the aquarium trade by Fisheye Aquaculture.
Journal:

If Challenging Existing Classification
Reasons Species Should be Reclassified:

If Requesting New Classification
Research or Links to information on Species:	Monos have been spawned for years; they were frequent contaminants in Todd Gardner's egg collections out of the 20K reef tank at the long island aquarium. We've not listed them prior to now as we generally think of Monos as FW or Brackish fish, but Jonathan Foster has revealed that their sperm only activates in saltwater. In other words, these are fish that require saltwater to successfully spawn. As such, they fully qualify in my world as a marine ornamental....one that just can also be kept in lower salinities.

If Requesting New Classification

Research or Links to information on Species:

Monos have been spawned for years; they were frequent contaminants in Todd Gardner's egg collections out of the 20K reef tank at the long island aquarium. We've not listed them prior to now as we generally think of Monos as FW or Brackish fish, but Jonathan Foster has revealed that their sperm only activates in saltwater. In other words, these are fish that require saltwater to successfully spawn. As such, they fully qualify in my world as a marine ornamental....one that just can also be kept in lower salinities.

Other Details
Other Information:

• Register