Alticus montanoi

Alticus montanoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Alticus
Species: A. montanoi
Binomial name
Alticus montanoi
(Sauvage, 1880)
Synonyms[1]
  • Salarias montanoi Sauvage, 1880[2]

Alticus montanoi is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus Alticus.[3] It is a tropical blenny, and is known from the South China Sea, in the western Pacific Ocean.[3] The blennies are oviparous, and form distinct pairs when mating.[4] They feed primarily off of benthic algae.[5]

References

  1. Synonyms of Alticus montanoi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Sauvage, H.E., 1880 [ref. 19970] Description de quelques Blennioïdes de la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4: 215-220.
  3. 1 2 Alticus montanoi at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Reproduction summary for Alticus montanoi at www.fishbase.org.
  5. Food items reported for Alticus montanoi at www.fishbase.org.

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