Splendid Dottyback
Manonichthys splendens
- Usual depth18–47 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Manonichthys splendens, common name splendid dottyback, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks. It occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 13 cm (5.1 in) in length.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 24 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 31 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 22 records
- October: 18 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 14 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 18–47 m · Deepest record: 47.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Photos
(c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jenny (JennyHuang) from Taipei, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Splendid Dottyback
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Perca enana esplendida
Other scientific names: Pseudochromis splendens
Similar species
- Jamal’s Dottyback
Manonichthys jamali
- Midnight Dottyback
Manonichthys paranox
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 50 open-data records from 1986 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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