Splendid Dottyback

Manonichthys splendens

Yellow tail, black eye stripes, black ventral fin with blue outer edge.

Size : 13 cm

Habitat : On steep reef slopes, always close to the seabed, 5-40 m. Alone, always near niches, frequently near tube sponges into whose tubes it can withdraw.

Distribution : East Indonesia and NW Australia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Cichliformes

FAMILY

:

Pseudochromidae

GENUS

:

Manonichthys

SPECIES

:

Manonichthys splendens

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner