Altrichthys
Altrichthys | |
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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]
- Bernardi, Longo & Quiros, 2017
- (Fowler and Bean, 1928) - azure damsel
- (Allen, 1999) - guardian damselfish
References[]
- ^ a b 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.
Categories:
- Chrominae
- Marine fish genera
- Pomacentridae stubs