Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
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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Photo by Senou, H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Praealticus bilineatus (Peters, 1868)

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Praealticus bilineatus
[White-dotted rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Praealticus caesius
[Blackmargin rockskipper]
No picture found
 
Praealticus dayi
[]
No picture found

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)

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Praealticus margaritarius
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Praealticus margaritatus
[Pearly rockskipper]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Praealticus multistriatus
[Linedfin rockskipper]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Praealticus natalis
[Natal rockskipper]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Praealticus oortii
[Java rockskipper]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Praealticus poptae
[Marianas rockskipper]
No picture found

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

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Praealticus striatus
[Striated rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Praealticus tanegasimae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Praealticus triangulus
[Triangle-crest rockskipper]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Praealticus bilineatus White-dotted rockskipper Western Pacific 9 TL 1868
Praealticus caesius Blackmargin rockskipper Western Central Pacific. 7.9 SL 1906
Praealticus dayi Eastern Indian Ocean 1929
Praealticus labrovittatus Crenulate-lipped rockskipper Western Pacific 4.2 SL 1992
Praealticus margaritarius Northwest Pacific 10 TL 1908
Praealticus margaritatus Pearly rockskipper Western Central Pacific 7.3 SL 1912
Praealticus multistriatus Linedfin rockskipper Pacific Ocean 9 SL 1992
Praealticus natalis Natal rockskipper Indo-West Pacific 8 TL 1909
Praealticus oortii Java rockskipper Western Central Pacific. 6 TL 1851
Praealticus poptae Marianas rockskipper Western Central Pacific 4.7 SL 1925
Praealticus semicrenatus Lembeh rockskipper Western Central Pacific 6 TL 1951
Praealticus striatus Striated rockskipper Western Pacific 9 TL 1992
Praealticus tanegasimae Western Pacific 5.9 SL 1906
Praealticus triangulus Triangle-crest rockskipper Eastern Indian Ocean 7 TL 1951



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