Where do they come from? What type of food do they eat? What are their predators?
2007-03-25 12:22:24 · 4 answers · asked by texas_country_bab3 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Are you looking for the aquarium fish called a "moon"? Most folks know these better as a platy.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1067
http://www.elmersaquarium.com/10moons.htm
2007-03-25 12:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Scientific Name: Branchiostegus wardi
Location: Port Stephens, NSW to Noosa, QLD
Season: All year round
Size: To about 45cm
Taste, Texture White flesh, fine texture, Average rating.
Information:
Also known as Ward's Horsehead and Tile Fish.
The Moon Fish has a reddish body with mauve tonings, golden yellow fins and a snout the shape of a horsehead. The caudal fin is straight and has a dark blotch on the lower half.
It is a white fleshed fish and the texture is fine. It is not rated highly as a table fish.
The Moon Fish is found in deep water on sand, mud and gravel bottoms from Port Stephens in NSW to Noosa in Queensland. It reaches a length of about 45cm
That's all I could find on that fish. I hope I helped!
2007-03-25 12:29:26 · answer #2 · answered by Lizzie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Platies, Xiphophorus maculatus, are also known as Moons.
2007-03-25 13:37:12 · answer #3 · answered by something_fishy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you talking fresh water or salt water here? Open ocean, or aquarium?
2007-03-26 07:01:50 · answer #4 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋