''Manonichthys'' is a
genus
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of
ray-finned fish
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es from the
subfamily
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Pseudochrominae, which is one of four subfamilies in the
dottyback family
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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,
the genus name references the Greek word for a kind of sponge, ''manon'', in combination with the
Greek
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word for "fish", ''ichthys''.
Species
There are seven species in the genus:
* ''
Manonichthys alleni''
A.C. Gill, 2004 (Sabah dottyback)
* ''
Manonichthys jamali''
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& Erdmann, 2007 (Jamal's dottyback)
*
(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
Pseudochrominae
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