Alticus monochrus

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Alticus monochrus
Alticus monochrus1.jpg
Male with elongated rays of the dorsal fin
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Alticus
Species:
A. monochrus
Binomial name
Alticus monochrus
Bleeker, 1869 [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Alticus aspilusBleeker, 1869
  • Damania monochrus(Bleeker, 1869)
  • Salarias monochrus(Bleeker, 1869)

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]

Alticus monochrus observed in Mauritius Alticus monochrus2.jpg
Alticus monochrus observed in Mauritius

References

  1. 1 2 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 [ref. 426] 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. 1 2 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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