Filament blenny

Alticus anjouanae

Leaving water to graze algae on intertidal rocks

Marine fish
Small

Alticus anjouanae is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus Alticus. Fourmanoir originally placed this species in the genus Andamia. It is a tropical blenny known from Comoros, Seychelles, and Réunion, in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Alticus
Water type: Marine