Alticus anjouanae
Alticus anjouanae is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus Alticus. Fourmanoir originally placed this species in the genus Andamia.[4] It is a tropical blenny known from Comoros, Seychelles, and Réunion, in the western Indian Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 7.6 centimetres (2.99 inches).[5] Blennies in this species are oviparous and form distinct pairs when mating.[5] They feed primarily off of benthic algae and weeds.[5]
| Alticus anjouanae | |
|---|---|
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| Praslin, Seychelles | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Alticus |
| Species: | A. anjouanae |
| Binomial name | |
| Alticus anjouanae (Fourmanoir, 1955) | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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References
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Alticus anjouanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T61935587A61935687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T61935587A61935687.en.
- Alticus anjouanae at Catalogue of Life.
- Synonyms of Alticus anjouanae at www.fishbase.org.
- Fourmanoir, P., 1955 [ref. 12271] Ichthyologie et pêche aux Comores. Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar. Série A, Biologie Animale v. 9: 187-239.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Alticus anjouanae" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
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