False midnight dottyback (Manonichthys winterbottomi) fish species and information / pictures of False midnight dottyback - Manonichthys winterbottomi

False midnight dottyback (Manonichthys winterbottomi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Manonichthys winterbottomi

Common Name
False midnight dottyback

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-29; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinct in possessing the following characters: pectoral fins at least partly black; some upper opercular scales are ctenoid; 13-17 horizontal scale rows above the anal-fin origin; 16 circumpeduncular scales (Ref. 74994, 81967).

Classification

Classified By
Gill, 2004
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Dottybacks (Pseudochromidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: Philippines.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
8 m
Depth To - meters
35 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 35 m (Ref. 81967)
Trophic Level
s.e. 0.00 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
7.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated