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Manonichthys scintilla Sparkfin Dottyback

Manonichthys scintilla is commonly referred to as Sparkfin Dottyback. Difficulty in the aquarium: Mediamente facile. A aquarium size of at least 600 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Philippines, Apo Reef, Mindoro


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lexID:
14168 
AphiaID:
712610 
Scientific:
Manonichthys scintilla 
German:
Dottyback 
English:
Sparkfin Dottyback 
Category:
Serranidi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Manonichthys (Genus) > scintilla (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gill & Williams, 2011 
Occurrence:
Indo Pacific, Philippines, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
2 - 33 Meter 
Size:
3.94" - 1.18" (10cm - 3,2cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimps, Clam meat, Cyclops, Krill, Lobster eggs, Mysis, Shrimps 
Tank:
131.99 gal (~ 600L)  
Difficulty:
Mediamente facile 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-10-09 10:51:39 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Manonichthys scintilla are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Manonichthys scintilla, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Manonichthys scintilla, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Manonichthys scintilla Gill & Williams, 2011
Sparkfin Dottyback

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

This wonderful fish is seldomly seen in the shops and therfore quite expensive. May get agressive against others of his species and smaller fish.

Main reference:
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)

External links

  1. Description of two new species of Pseudochrominae from northern Palawan and Mindoro, Philippine Islands (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae) (en). Abgerufen am 11.10.2021.
  2. Fishbase (multi). Abgerufen am 09.10.2021.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 09.10.2021.

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