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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Praealticus

(See list of species below)


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14 species (see list below)

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Praealticus bilineatus
[White-dotted rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Praealticus caesius (Seale, 1906)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Praealticus caesius
[Blackmargin rockskipper]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Praealticus dayi
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Praealticus labrovittatus
[Crenulate-lipped rockskipper]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Praealticus margaritarius (Snyder, 1908)

Photo by National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan
 
Praealticus margaritarius
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Praealticus margaritatus
[Pearly rockskipper]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Praealticus multistriatus
[Linedfin rockskipper]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Praealticus natalis
[Natal rockskipper]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Praealticus oortii
[Java rockskipper]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Praealticus poptae
[Marianas rockskipper]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Praealticus semicrenatus
[Lembeh rockskipper]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Praealticus striatus Bath, 1992

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Praealticus striatus
[Striated rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
Praealticus tanegasimae (Jordan & Starks, 1906)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Praealticus tanegasimae
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Praealticus triangulus
[Triangle-crest rockskipper]
14 Species of Family Blenniidae with Genus Praealticus
(Combtooth blennies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1868 Praealticus bilineatus White-dotted rockskipper Western Pacific 9 TL
1906 Praealticus caesius Blackmargin rockskipper Western Central Pacific. 7.9 SL
1929 Praealticus dayi Eastern Indian Ocean
1992 Praealticus labrovittatus Crenulate-lipped rockskipper Western Pacific 4.2 SL
1908 Praealticus margaritarius Northwest Pacific 10 TL
1912 Praealticus margaritatus Pearly rockskipper Eastern Central Pacific 7.3 SL
1992 Praealticus multistriatus Linedfin rockskipper Pacific Ocean 9 SL
1909 Praealticus natalis Natal rockskipper Indo-West Pacific 8 TL
1851 Praealticus oortii Java rockskipper Western Central Pacific. 6 TL
1925 Praealticus poptae Marianas rockskipper Western Central Pacific 4.7 SL
1951 Praealticus semicrenatus Lembeh rockskipper Western Central Pacific 6 TL
1992 Praealticus striatus Striated rockskipper Western Pacific 9 TL
1906 Praealticus tanegasimae Western Pacific 5.9 SL
1951 Praealticus triangulus Triangle-crest rockskipper Eastern Indian Ocean 7 TL



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