Alticus monochrus

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 monochrus
Male with elongated rays of the dorsal fin

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Alticus
Species:
A. monochrus
Binomial name
Alticus monochrus
Synonyms[3]
  • Alticus aspilus Bleeker, 1869
  • Damania monochrus (Bleeker, 1869)
  • Salarias monochrus (Bleeker, 1869)

References
  1. 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.
  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. 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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