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Manonichthys winterbottomi Gill, 2004 False midnight dottyback |
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photo by
Gill, A.C. |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks), subfamily: Pseudochrominae | |||
| Max. size: | 7 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 8 - 35 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Philippines. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-29; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 15-16; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is distinct in possessing the following characters: pectoral fins at least partly black; some upper opercular scales are ctenoid; 13-17 horizontal scale rows above the anal-fin origin; 16 circumpeduncular scales (Ref. 74994, 81967). Description: Characterized by dark grey or blackish color of head and body with yellowish central spot; anterior lateral line scales 24-30; depth of body 30.8-33.0 % of SL (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | Collected around corals and Millepora and usually enters the cavities of 'blue tubular sponges' (Ref. 81967). Solitary (Ref 90102). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 02 March 2017 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||