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Alticus monochrus

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Species of fish

Alticus monochrus
Male with elongated rays of the dorsal fin
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Alticus
Species: A. monochrus
Binomial name
Alticus monochrus
Bleeker, 1869
Synonyms
  • Alticus aspilus Bleeker, 1869
  • Damania monochrus (Bleeker, 1869)
  • Salarias monochrus (Bleeker, 1869)

Alticus monochrus is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus Alticus. It is a tropical blenny found in the western Indian Ocean including the Comoros Mozambique, Madagascar, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands. It can reach a maximum total length of 10 centimetres (3.94 inches). The blennies feed primarily off of benthic algae. They are oviparous.

Alticus monochrus observed in Mauritius

References

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Alticus monochrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48321151A48362175. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48321151A48362175.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Bleeker, P., 1869 Description de deux espèces inédites d'Alticus de Madagascar. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 3: 234-236.
  3. Synonyms of Alticus monochrus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Alticus monochrus Archived 2012-04-29 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Alticus monochrus Archived 2012-09-05 at archive.today at www.fishwise.co.za.
  6. Food items reported for Alticus monochrus at www.fishbase.org.

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Taxon identifiers
Alticus monochrus


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