The South African Cape Moony Or Kitefish (Monodactylus falciformis)

Interesting Information On The South African Cape Moony

The Cape Moony is often referred to as the Kitefish and it is easy to understand why by looking at the pictures below. This saltwater South African fish is shaped like a kite! The Cape Moony is a gregarious fish that can be found in small closely packed shoals. Their favoured habitat is around jetties, wharfs, shallow reefs, rock pools and marinas. The Cape Moony is an amazing fish as it can live in extremely salty water and in fresh water. This is why they are found so up far rivers, they have a great salinity tolerance. The Cape Moony feeds throughout the day and night and is easily caught ob light tackle. They are good to eat and can also be used as a successful aquarium species. It has many predators. The juveniles use estuaries as nursery areas. The South African angling record for the Kitefish is 0,5 kilograms.

How To Catch The South African Cape Moony (Kitefish)

The Cape Moony is easily caught on light tackle with a small hook and well presented bait. It is often frustrating as sometimes Cape Moony just ignore your bait and when they do take it, they eat your bait so quickly you don't even have time to set the hook. I must admit though I have had hours of fun catching the Cape Moony at night with small pieces of squid, sardine and shrimp.

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