Manonichthys

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria

Familia: Pseudochromidae
Subfamilia: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Manonichthys
Species (7): M. alleni – M. jamali – M. paranox – M. polynemus – M. scintilla – M. splendens – M. winterbottomi
Name

Manonichthys Gill, 2004
References

Gill, A. C. 2004 (3 June) Revision of the Indo-Pacific dottyback fish subfamily Pseudochrominae (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Smithiana Monographs No. 1: 1–213, Pls. 1-12.
Vernacular names

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

Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Manonichthys Gill, 2004". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Manonichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Dianne J. Bray. "Manonichthys". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 21 Oct 2018.
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.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Manonichthys in FishBase. June 2018 version..