Alticus monochrus
| Alticus monochrus | |
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| Male with elongated rays of the dorsal fin | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Alticus |
| Species: | A. monochrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Alticus monochrus is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus Alticus. It is a tropical blenny found in Madagascar and Réunion, in the western Indian Ocean. It can reach a maximum total length of 10 centimetres (3.94 inches).[3][4] The blennies feed primarily off of benthic algae.[5] They are oviparous.[3]
Alticus monochrus observed in Mauritius
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Synonyms of Alticus monochrus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Alticus monochrus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Alticus monochrus at www.fishwise.co.za.
- ↑ Food items reported for Alticus monochrus at www.fishbase.org.
External links
- Alticus monochrus at ITIS
- Alticus monochrus at WoRMS
- Life history characteristics of Alticus monochrus supratidal blenny of the southern Indian Ocean M. Bhikajee, J.M. Green, R. Dunbrack, 2006.
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