Altrichthys
Altrichthys curatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Altrichthys in FishBase. June 2017 version.
  2. Bernardi, G. (2011). Monophyletic origin of brood care in damselfishes. Archived 2011-09-09 at Archive-It Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59(1) 245-48.


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