Alticus monochrus

Alticus monochrus
Male with elongated rays of the dorsal fin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
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)

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. 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. 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". www.fishwise.co.za.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ Food items reported for Alticus monochrus at www.fishbase.org.