Splendid Dottyback, Manonichthys splendens
Scientific name: Manonichthys splendens
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Splendid Dottyback is a colourful Indo-West Pacific reef fish that can grow up to 13 cm in length.
Image: zsispeo
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Manonichthys
- Species
- splendens
A Splendid Dottyback at a depth of 12 m, 6 km south-east of Sawa Island, Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia, 5 September 2012.
Notes
In many publications the species is called Pseudochromis splendens.
Thank you to dottyback expert, Dr Tony Gill, for confirming the identification of the fish.
