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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Alticus

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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
Alticus anjouanae (Fourmanoir, 1955)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Alticus anjouanae
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Alticus arnoldorum (Curtiss, 1938)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Alticus arnoldorum
[Pacific leaping blenny]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Alticus kirkii (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Alticus kirkii
[Kirk's blenny]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Alticus magnusi
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Alticus monochrus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Alticus montanoi
[Montano's Rockskipper]
No picture found
Northwestern Pacific
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Alticus orientalis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Alticus saliens (Forster, 1788)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Alticus saliens
[Leaping blenny]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Alticus sertatus
[Garlanded rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Alticus simplicirrus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Alticus simplicirrus
[Marquesan rockstripper]
10 Species of Family Blenniidae with Genus Alticus
(Combtooth blennies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1955 Alticus anjouanae Western Indian Ocean 7.6 TL
1938 Alticus arnoldorum Pacific leaping blenny Pacific Ocean 8 TL
1868 Alticus kirkii Kirk's blenny Indian Ocean 11 TL
1964 Alticus magnusi Western Indian Ocean
1869 Alticus monochrus Western Indian Ocean 10 TL
1880 Alticus montanoi Montano's Rockskipper Western Pacific 10 TL
1955 Alticus orientalis Northwestern Pacific 8.8 SL
1788 Alticus saliens Leaping blenny Indo-Pacific 10 TL
1903 Alticus sertatus Garlanded rockskipper Western Central Pacific. 8 TL
1971 Alticus simplicirrus Marquesan rockstripper Western Central Pacific. 12 SL



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