Midnight Dottyback
Manonichthys paranox
- Usual depth17.5 m
- Water temperature27–28 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and March
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 17.5 m · Deepest record: 17.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Midnight Dottyback
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Perca enana funebre
Other scientific names: Pseudochromis paranox
Similar species
Splendid DottybackManonichthys splendens
- Jamal’s Dottyback
Manonichthys jamali
AmbeetunbeetCongrogadus subducens
Lavender DottybackCypho purpurascens
Darkstriped DottybackLabracinus cyclophthalmus
Brown DottybackPseudochromis fuscus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 13 open-data records from 1979 to 1997.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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