Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Splendid Dottyback
Manonichthys splendens
Splendid Dottyback
Category: Dottybacks
Scientific Name: Manonichthys splendens
Size: Up to 3.5 in. (9 cm)  
Depth: 15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution: Indonesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pseudochromidae (Family) Dottybacks
      └Manonichthys (Genus)
       └M. splendens (Species)
WoRMS ID: 475083🔗
iNaturalist ID: 136346🔗

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