Biology:Altrichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Altrichthys | |
|---|---|
| Altrichthys curatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Subfamily: | Chrominae |
| Genus: | Altrichthys Allen, 1999 |
| Species | |
|
2, see text. | |
Altrichthys is a small genus of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae, native to the central Indo-Pacific.[1]
Species
There are three species in the genus.[1][2]
- Altrichthys alelia Bernardi, Longo & Quiros, 2017
- Altrichthys azurelineatus (Fowler and Bean, 1928) - azure damsel
- Altrichthys curatus (Allen, 1999) - guardian damselfish
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Altrichthys in FishBase. June 2017 version.
- ↑ Bernardi, G. (2011). Monophyletic origin of brood care in damselfishes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59(1) 245-48.
External links
- Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Altrichthys. FishBase. 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q2014652 entry
