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Manonichthys
Sign in to saveManonichthys is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the subfamily Pseudochrominae, which is one of four subfamilies in the dottyback family Pseudochromidae. They are found in the tropical eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Many of the species of Manonichthys live within the bodies of large sponges, the genus name references the Greek word for a kind of sponge, manon, in combination with the Greek word for "fish", ichthys.
Species
Splendid Dottyback
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyPseudochromidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- Family
- Pseudochromidae
- Collections
- WAM
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Malaysia
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Manonichthys is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the subfamily Pseudochrominae, which is one of four subfamilies in the dottyback family Pseudochromidae. They are found in the tropical eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Many of the species of Manonichthys live within the bodies of large sponges, the genus name references the Greek word for a kind of sponge, manon, in combination with the Greek word for "fish", ichthys.
==Species== There are seven species in the genus: Manonichthys alleni A.C. Gill, 2004 (Sabah dottyback) Manonichthys jamali Allen & Erdmann, 2007 (Jamal's dottyback) (Lubbock & Goldman, 1976) (Midnight dottyback) Manonichthys polynemus (Fowler, 1931) (Longfin dottyback) Manonichthys scintilla A.C. Gill & Williams, 2011 (Sparkfin Dottyback) Manonichthys splendens (Fowler, 1931) (Splendid dottyback) Manonichthys winterbottomi A.C. Gill, 2004 (False midnight dottyback)
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