Alticus monochrus | |
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Male with elongated rays of the dorsal fin | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Alticus |
Species: | A. monochrus |
Binomial name | |
Alticus monochrus | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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The Mascarene Combtooth Blenny (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. [1] It can reach a maximum total length of 10 centimetres (3.94 inches). [4] [5] The blennies feed primarily off of benthic algae. [6] They are oviparous. [4]