Alticus monochrus

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.^[1] It can reach a maximum total length of 10 centimetres (3.94 inches).^[4][5] The blennies feed primarily off of benthic algae.^[6] They are oviparous.^[4]

Alticus monochrus observed in Mauritius

Alticus monochrus
Male with elongated rays of the dorsal fin
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Alticus
Species:	A. monochrus
Binomial name
Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869[2]
Synonyms[3]
Alticus aspilus Bleeker, 1869 Damania monochrus (Bleeker, 1869) Salarias monochrus (Bleeker, 1869)