''Alticus'' is a

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combtooth blennies Combtooth blennies are blenniiformids; percomorph marine fish of the family Blenniidae, part of the order Blenniiformes. They are the largest family of blennies with around 401 known species in 58 genera. Combtooth blennies are found in tropic ...

found in the

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and

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oceans. It is one of 57 genera in the family Blenniidae.

Species

There are currently ten recognized

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in this genus: * ''

Alticus anjouanae ''Alticus anjouanae'' is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus ''Alticus''. Fourmanoir originally placed this species in the genus ''Andamia''.Fourmanoir, P., 1955 ef. 12271''Ichthyologie et pêche aux Comores. Mémoire ...

'' ( Fourmanoir, 1955) * ''

Alticus arnoldorum The Pacific leaping blenny (''Alticus arnoldorum''), also known as the leaping rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus ''Alticus''. The blennies are oviparous, and form distinct pairs when mating. Males can r ...

'' ( Curtiss, 1938) (Pacific leaping blenny) * ''

Alticus kirkii The Kirk's blenny (''Alticus kirkii'') is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus ''Alticus''. It was described by A. Günther in 1964, originally as a member of the genus '' Salarias''.Günther, A., 1868 (1 June) ef. 1993 ...

'' ( Günther, 1868) (Kirk's blenny) * ''

Alticus magnusi ''Alticus'' is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is one of 57 genera in the family Blenniidae. Species There are currently ten recognized species in this genus: * '' Alticus anjouanae'' ( Fourmanoir, 1955 ...

'' (Klausewitz, 1964) * ''

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 Sey ...

'' Bleeker, 1869 * ''

Alticus montanoi ''Alticus montanoi'', Montano's rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae). It is a tropical blenny, and is known from the western Pacific Ocean, from around the Philippines northwards to Japan. It lives in the intertidal z ...

'' ( Sauvage, 1880) * ''

Alticus orientalis ''Alticus'' is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is one of 57 genera in the family Blenniidae. Species There are currently ten recognized species in this genus: * '' Alticus anjouanae'' ( Fourmanoir, 1955 ...

'' Tomiyama, 1955 * ''

Alticus saliens The leaping blenny (''Alticus saliens''), also known as the jumping blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus ''Alticus''.

'' ( J. R. Forster, 1788) (Leaping blenny) * ''

Alticus sertatus ''Alticus sertatus'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific Ocean around the nations of Fiji and Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Ocea ...

'' (

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, 1903) * ''

Alticus simplicirrus ''Alticus simplicirrus'', the Marquesan rockstripper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the central Pacific Ocean, around the Marquesas Islands. This species reaches a length of SL.

'' Smith-Vaniz & V. G. Springer, 1971 (Marquesan rockstripper)

References

External links

* * Salarinae Articles containing video clips Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède Marine fish genera {{Blenniidae-stub