''Altrichthys'' is a small
genus
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of
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 ...
, 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'' Bernardi, Longo & Quiros, 2017
*'' Altrichthys azurelineatus'' (Fowler and Bean, 1928) - azure damsel
*'' Altrichthys curatus'' (Allen, 1999) - guardian damselfish
References
External links
*Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds
''Altrichthys''.
FishBase. 2013.
Chrominae
Marine fish genera
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