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:[3]
- Alticus anjouanae (Fourmanoir, 1955)
- Alticus arnoldorum (Curtiss, 1938) (Pacific leaping blenny)
- Alticus kirkii (Günther, 1868) (Kirk's blenny)
- Alticus magnusi (Klausewitz, 1964)
- Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869
- Alticus montanoi (Sauvage, 1880)
- Alticus orientalis Tomiyama, 1955
- Alticus saliens (J. R. Forster, 1788) (Leaping blenny)
- Alticus sertatus (Garman, 1903)
- Alticus simplicirrus Smith-Vaniz & V. G. Springer, 1971 (Marquesan rockstripper)
References
- ^ 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Alticus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
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