Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869
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
The Mascarene Combtooth Blenny (Alticus monochrus), is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus Alticus. It is a tropical blenny found in the western Indian Ocean including the Comoros Mozambique, Madagascar, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands. It can reach a maximum total length of 10 centimetres (3.94 inches). The blennies feed primarily off of benthic algae. They are oviparous.
Wikipedia contributors, Alticus monochrus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:58:50.055472+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869
- Name authority
- Bleeker, 1869
- 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 monochrus Bleeker, 1869
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 anjouanae (Fourmanoir, 1955) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticus saliens (Forster, 1788) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Damania monochrus (Bleeker, 1869) (Bleeker, 1869) | synonym |
| Salarias monochrus (Bleeker, 1869) (Bleeker, 1869) | synonym |
| Alticus aspilus Bleeker, 1869 Bleeker, 1869 | 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.
- Bleeker, P. (1869). Description de deux espèces inédites d’Alticus de Madagascar. Verslagen En Mededeelingen Der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2), v. 3: 234–236. 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:669SC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.