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分類 / 名稱 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(屬, 種) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) 鱸形目 (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) 擬雀鯛科 (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; alleni:Named for Gerald Allen. Eponymy: Dr Gerald Robert ‘Gerry’ Allen (d: 1942) is an American-born Australian ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on author: Gill.
背棘 (總數) : 3; 背的軟條 (總數) : 28 - 29; 臀棘: 3; 臀鰭軟條: 14 - 15; 脊椎骨: 26. This species is distinct in having the following characters: hyaline pectoral fins, some ctenoid scales on cheek and operculum; rounded to truncate caudal fin; 17-22 predorsal scales, extending anteriorly to point ranging from anterior AIO pores to posterior nasal pores; dark (more or less) vertical bars extending from above and below eye absent (Ref. 81967).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Solitary and cryptic. Inhabits caves and under ledges of coastal fringing reefs (Ref 90102). This species has been observed to inhabit the tubular sponge Callyspongia aerizusa (Ref. 93553).
