Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pomacentridae

Genus: Altrichthys

Species: Altrichthys curatus Allen, 1999

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found near shelter shores. Inhabits rich branching coral areas of Porites cylindirca and Echinopora horrida (Ref. 90102). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Has no pelagic larval stage but young remains with parents during early life (Ref. 90102).

Habitat

associated