Altrichthys Explained

Altrichthys is a small genus of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae, native to the central Indo-Pacific.

Species

There are three species in the genus.^[1]

• Altrichthys alelia Bernardi, Longo & Quiros, 2017
• Altrichthys azurelineatus (Fowler and Bean, 1928) - azure damsel
• Altrichthys curatus (Allen, 1999) - guardian damselfish

External links

• Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Altrichthys. FishBase. 2013.

Notes and References

1. Bernardi, G. (2011). Monophyletic origin of brood care in damselfishes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59(1) 245-48.