Praealticus Explained

Praealticus is a genus of combtooth blennies found throughout the Pacific and Indian oceans.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

• Praealticus bilineatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
• Praealticus caesius (Seale, 1906)
• Praealticus dayi (Whitley, 1929)
• Praealticus labrovittatus Bath, 1992 (Crenulate-lipped rockskipper)
• Praealticus margaritarius (Snyder, 1908)
• Praealticus margaritatus (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912)
• Praealticus multistriatus Bath, 1992
• Praealticus natalis (Regan, 1909) (Christmas rockskipper)
• Praealticus oortii (Bleeker, 1851)
• Praealticus poptae (Fowler, 1925) (Marianas rockskipper)
• Praealticus semicrenatus (W. M. Chapman, 1951)
• Praealticus striatus Bath, 1992
• Praealticus tanegasimae (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1906)
• Praealticus triangulus (W. M. Chapman, 1951)