Alticus anjouanae
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Alticus |
| Species: | Alticus anjouanae (Fourmanoir, 1955) |
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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).[1] Blennies in this species are oviparous and form distinct pairs when mating.[5] They feed primarily off of benthic algae and weeds.[6]
References
- 1 2 Alticus anjouanae at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Reproduction summary of Alticus anjouanae at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Food items for Alticus anjouanae at www.fishbase.org.
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