Alticus anjouanae (Fourmanoir, 1955)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Alticus anjouanae is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus Alticus. Fourmanoir originally placed this species in the genus Andamia. 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). Blennies in this species are oviparous and form distinct pairs when mating. They feed primarily off of benthic algae and weeds.
Wikipedia contributors, Alticus anjouanae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:58:41.815683+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alticus anjouanae (Fourmanoir, 1955)
- Name authority
- (Fourmanoir, 1955)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Alticus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyBlenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilySalariinae Gill, 1859
- genusAlticus Lacepède, 1800
- speciesAlticus anjouanae (Fourmanoir, 1955)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Alticus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| leaping blennyAlticus kirkii (Günther, 1868) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticus montanoi (Sauvage, 1880) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticus arnoldorum (Curtiss, 1938) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticus magnusi (Klausewitz, 1964) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticus sertatus (Garman, 1903) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticus simplicirrus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticus orientalis Tomiyama, 1955 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticus aldabrensis (Regan, 1912) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticus andersonii (Day, 1876) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticus saliens (Forster, 1788) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Alticus monochrus anjouanae (Fourmanoir, 1955) (Fourmanoir, 1955) | synonym |
| Andamia anjouanae Fourmanoir, 1955 Fourmanoir, 1955 | synonym |
| Damania anjouanae (Fourmanoir, 1955) (Fourmanoir, 1955) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219232 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5TXSB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.