Alticus simplicirrus explained

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 3.7cm (01.5inches) SL.[1]

A population of blennies of this or a related species on Rarotonga has evolved to become largely terrestrial, apparently at least in part as a way of avoiding marine predators.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Alticus&speciesname=simplicirrus Alticus simplicirrus
  2. Ord. T. J.. Summers. T. C.. Noble. M. M.. Fulton. C. J.. Ecological release from aquatic predation is associated with the emergence of marine blenny fishes onto land. The American Naturalist. 189. 5. 2017-03-02. 570–579. 10.1086/691155. 28410030. 1885/237254. free.

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