Manonichthys splendens, common name splendid dottyback, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks.[2] It occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 13 cm in length.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Manonichthys |
| Species: | M. splendens
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| Manonichthys splendens (Fowler, 1931)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pseudochromis splendens Fowler, 1931 | |
Gallery
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Splendid dottyback at Wakatobi National Park Indonesia, 2016 -
Splendid dottyback at Morotai, Indonesia -
Splendid dottyback at Raja Ampat, Indonesia, 2019 -
Splendid dottyback at Raja Ampat, Indonesia, 2019
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Manonichthys splendens". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Manonichthys splendens (Fowler, 1931)". www.marinespecies.org.
External links
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- Photos of Manonichthys splendens on Sealife Collection
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