Blenniidae

Montano's Rockskipper

Alticus montanoi

Still leaping across exposed rocks after low tide

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

Alticus montanoi, Montano's rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae). It is a tropical blenny, and is known from the western Pacific Ocean, from around the Philippines northwards to Japan. It lives in the intertidal zone of exposed rocky shores and is often out of the water.