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Sabah dottyback (Manonichthys alleni)
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Sabah dottyback (Manonichthys alleni) specimen
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Pseudochromidae

Sabah dottyback

Manonichthys alleni

Pseudochromid Fish beneath Philippine Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Manonichthys alleni, the Sabah dottyback is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pseudochromidae, the dottybacks. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) in length.

Maximum length
5.1 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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