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Manonichthys winterbottomi Gill, 2004

False midnight dottyback
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Common names: False midnight dottyback
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Comments: Type locality, Cebu Strait, N side of North Baio Bay near main channel, ROM 52857 (holotype of Manonichthys winterbottomi, 7.0 cm SL). Also collected from Moalboal, SW side of Cebu Island (Ref. 81967). Also Ref. 90102.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gill, A.C., 2004
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Pseudochrominae
Etymology: Manonichthys: Name is a combination of Greek manon which is a kind of sponge, and ichthys for fish, referring to the sponge-dwelling behaviour of the species under this genus.;  winterbottomi: Named for Dr. Richard Winterbottom..
  More on author: Gill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 35 m (Ref. 81967).   Tropical

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