Alticus Explained

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 eight recognized species in this genus:

• 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)