Alticus
Alticus arnoldorum hopping
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
Synonyms
  • Rupiscartes Swainson, 1839
  • Damania Smith, 1959

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:[3]

References

  1. Bailly N, ed. (2012). "Alticus Lacepède, 1800". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Alticus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Alticus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  • Data related to Alticus at Wikispecies
  • Media related to Alticus at Wikimedia Commons


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