Pacific leaping blenny

Pacific leaping blenny
A leaping blenny jumping
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Alticus
Species:
A. arnoldorum
Binomial name
Alticus arnoldorum
(Curtiss, 1938)[2]
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Blennius arnoldorum Curtiss, 1938

The Pacific leaping blenny (Alticus arnoldorum), also known as the leaping rockskipper,[5] is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus Alticus. The blennies are oviparous, and form distinct pairs when mating.[6] Males can reach a maximum total length of 8 centimetres (3.15 inches).[2][7] These fish feed primarily on benthic algae,[8] which they consume by scraping off rocky surfaces.[9]

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Alticus arnoldorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48321090A48364734. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48321090A48364734.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Fishbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Synonyms of Alticus arnoldorum at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Curtiss, A., 1938 [ref. 18057] A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands. Guide Printing Company, Inc., Brooklyn, New York. i-xvi + 1-193.
  5. ^ Common names for Alticus arnoldorum at www.fishbase.org.
  6. ^ Reproduction of Alticus arnoldorum at www.fishbase.org.
  7. ^ Alticus arnoldorum at www.fishwise.co.za.
  8. ^ Food items reported for Alticus arnoldorum at www.fishbase.org.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference PracticalFishKeeping was invoked but never defined (see the help page).