Alticus

Leaping Blennies

As recorded: Alticus Lacepède, 1800

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: M.M. Smith and J.E. RandallJohnson Randall →Mrs. Arthur Smith →
Date: October 23, 1973
Locality: Réunion; W coast; Cap la Houssaye; tidepools
Island: RéUnion
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

17 Bishop specimens of Alticus · collected 1964–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 23, 1973, M.M. Smith and J.E. Randall also collected 6 other specimens.

Acanthurus polyzona

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Cirripectes quagga

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Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos

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Epinephelus

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Kuhlia mugil

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Solenostomus cyanopterus

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Alticus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 401 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.