Alticus montanoi
| Alticus montanoi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Alticus |
| Species: | A. montanoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Alticus montanoi (Sauvage, 1880) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Alticus montanoi is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus Alticus.[3] It is a tropical blenny, and is known from the South China Sea, in the western Pacific Ocean.[3] The blennies are oviparous, and form distinct pairs when mating.[4] They feed primarily off of benthic algae.[5]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Alticus montanoi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Sauvage, H.E., 1880 [ref. 19970] Description de quelques Blennioïdes de la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4: 215-220.
- 1 2 Alticus montanoi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Reproduction summary for Alticus montanoi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food items reported for Alticus montanoi at www.fishbase.org.
External links
- Alticus montanoi at www.fishwise.co.za.
- Alticus montanoi at ITIS
- Alticus montanoi at WoRMS
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