Manonichthys

Manonichthys
Manonichthys splendens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pseudochromidae
Subfamily:	Pseudochrominae
Genus:	Manonichthys A.C. Gill, 2004[1]
Type species
Pseudochromis splendens Fowler, 1931[2]

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,[3] the genus name references the Greek word for a kind of sponge, manon, in combination with the Greek word for "fish", ichthys.[4]

Species

There are seven species in the genus:[5]

• Manonichthys alleni A.C. Gill, 2004 (Sabah dottyback)
• Manonichthys jamali Allen & Erdmann, 2007 (Jamal's dottyback)
• Manonichthys paranox (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)

References

1. Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Manonichthys Gill, 2004". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Manonichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
3. Dianne J. Bray. "Manonichthys". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 21 Oct 2018.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (30 April 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Manonichthys". FishBase. June 2018 version.