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Leaping blenny (Alticus saliens)
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Leaping blenny (Alticus saliens) specimen
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Blenniidae

Leaping blenny

Alticus saliens

Leaping ashore from the Red Sea to Polynesia

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Leaping blenny is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 10 cm.

Genus
Alticus
Maximum length
10 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Bonin Islands, south to Queensland; Mariana Islands in Micronesia.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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