''Altrichthys'' is a small

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

damselfish Damselfish are those within the subfamilies Abudefdufinae, Chrominae, Lepidozyginae, Pomacentrinae, and Stegastenae within the family Pomacentridae. Most species within this group are relatively small, with the largest species being about 30 ...

in the family

Pomacentridae Pomacentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. This family were formerly placed in the order Perciformes but are now regarded as being ''incertae sedis'' in the subseries Ovalentaria in the clade Perco ...

, native to the central

Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...

Species

There are three species in the genus.Bernardi, G. (2011)
Monophyletic origin of brood care in damselfishes.
''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 59(1) 245-48. *''

Altrichthys alelia ''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.Bernardi, G. (2011)Monophyletic origin of brood care in damselfi ...

'' Bernardi, Longo & Quiros, 2017 *'' Altrichthys azurelineatus'' (Fowler and Bean, 1928) - azure damsel *''

Altrichthys curatus ''Altrichthys'' is a small genus of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae, native to the central Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-P ...

'' (Allen, 1999) - guardian damselfish

References

External links

*Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds
''Altrichthys''.
FishBase. 2013. Chrominae Marine fish genera {{Pomacentridae-stub