Alticus is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is one of 57 genera in the family Blenniidae.
| Alticus | |
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| Alticus arnoldorum hopping | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Subfamily: | Salarinae |
| Genus: | Alticus Lacepède, 1800 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Blennius saliens Lacepède, 1800[2]
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Species edit
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Alticus anjouanae (Fourmanoir, 1955)
- Alticus arnoldorum (Curtiss, 1938) (Pacific leaping blenny)
- Alticus kirkii (Günther, 1868) (Kirk's blenny)
- Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869
- Alticus montanoi (Sauvage, 1880)
- Alticus saliens (J. R. Forster, 1788) (Leaping blenny)
- Alticus sertatus (Garman, 1903)
- Alticus simplicirrus Smith-Vaniz & V. G. Springer, 1971 (Marquesan rockstripper)
References edit
- ^ Bailly N, ed. (2012). "Alticus Lacepède, 1800". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Alticus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Alticus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
External links edit
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