Altrichthys
Altrichthys is a small genus of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae, native to the central Indo-Pacific.[1]
| Altrichthys | |
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| Altrichthys curatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Subfamily: | Chrominae |
| Genus: | Altrichthys Allen, 1999 |
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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
- 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.
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