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Manonichthys scintilla Gill & Williams, 2011

Sparkfin Dottyback
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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.;  scintilla: The specific epithet is from the Latin meaning spark, glimmer or trace, and alludes to the small amount of red coloration in the pelvic fins (when compared with other Manonichthys species with red pelvic-fin markings). It is treated as a noun in apposition (Ref. 88961).
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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 33 m (Ref. 88961). Tropical; 13°N - 11°N, 120°E - 121°E

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Indo-Pacific: Philippines. Known only from Apo Reef (Mindoro Province) and Coron Island (Palawan Province). It has been collected from outer reefs and lagoons in 2 to 33 m (Ref. 88961).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 88961)

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15. Manonichthys scintilla is distinguished from congeners by the following characters in combination: scales to preopercular angle 3–4; second segmented pelvic-fin ray longest; no dark eye stripe on head; no dark bar on posterior body; pelvic fin with red to orange coloration indistinct and confined to distal part of fin; and caudal fin rounded with posterior margin truncate (Ref. 88961).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Species of Manonichthys facultatively enter large sponges. However, no large sponges were observed at the collection sites (Ref. 88961). Found in outer reefs and lagoons in 2-33 m (Ref 90102).

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Gill, A.C. and J.T. Williams, 2011. Description of two new species of Pseudochrominae from northern Palawan and Mindoro, Philippine Islands (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa 3140:49-59. (Ref. 88961)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00439 - 0.03002), b=3.01 (2.78 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).