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