Alticus monochrus
| Alticus monochrus | |
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| Male with elongated rays of the dorsal fin | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Alticus |
| Species: | A. monochrus
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| Binomial name | |
| Alticus monochrus | |
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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 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Alticus monochrus Archived 2012-04-29 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Alticus monochrus Archived 2012-09-05 at archive.today at www.fishwise.co.za.
- ^ Food items reported for Alticus monochrus at www.fishbase.org.
External links
[edit]- 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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