Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Alticus

(See list of species below)



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9 species
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Alticus arnoldorum
[Pacific leaping blenny]

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

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Alticus kirkii
[Kirk's blenny]

Photo by Biryukov V.K.

Western Indian Ocean

Alticus magnusi (Klausewitz, 1964)

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Alticus magnusi
[]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869

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Alticus monochrus
[]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Alticus montanoi (Sauvage, 1880)

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Alticus montanoi
[Montano's Rockskipper]
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Max. Length 8.8 cm SL

 
Alticus orientalis
[]

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

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Alticus saliens
[Leaping blenny]
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Max. Length 8 cm TL

 
Alticus sertatus
[Garlanded rockskipper]

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

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Alticus simplicirrus
[Marquesan rockstripper]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alticus arnoldorum Pacific leaping blenny Pacific Ocean 8 TL 1938
Alticus kirkii Kirk's blenny Indian Ocean 11 TL 1868
Alticus magnusi Western Indian Ocean 1964
Alticus monochrus Western Indian Ocean 10 TL 1869
Alticus montanoi Montano's Rockskipper Western Pacific 10 TL 1880
Alticus orientalis Northwestern Pacific 8.8 SL 1955
Alticus saliens Leaping blenny Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1788
Alticus sertatus Garlanded rockskipper Western Central Pacific. 8 TL 1903
Alticus simplicirrus Marquesan rockstripper Western Central Pacific. 12 SL 1971



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