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Alticus

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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

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There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

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  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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Alticus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
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