African moonfish

Selene dorsalis

Carangid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

African moonfish is known around Eastern Atlantic Ocean as a fish; The species reaches a recorded maximum of 40 cm, and its body is fusiform body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Selene
Maximum length: 40 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Madeira, Canarias, Cabo Verde and from Senegal to Namibia. Replaced by Selene setapinnis in western Atlantic. These two species have not been adequately studied and may prove to be conspecific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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