Praealticus is a genus of combtooth blennies found throughout the Pacific and Indian oceans.
| Praealticus | |
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| Praealticus labrovittatus jumping | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Subfamily: | Salarinae |
| Genus: | Praealticus L. P. Schultz & W. M. Chapman, 1960 |
| Type species | |
| Salarias natalis Regan, 1909[1]
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Species
editThere are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Praealticus bilineatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
- Praealticus caesius (Seale, 1906)
- Praealticus dayi (Whitley, 1929)
- Praealticus labrovittatus Bath, 1992 (Crenulate-lipped rockskipper)
- Praealticus margaritarius (Snyder, 1908)
- Praealticus margaritatus (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912)
- Praealticus multistriatus Bath, 1992
- Praealticus natalis (Regan, 1909) (Christmas rockskipper)
- Praealticus oortii (Bleeker, 1851)
- Praealticus poptae (Fowler, 1925) (Marianas rockskipper)
- Praealticus semicrenatus (W. M. Chapman, 1951)
- Praealticus striatus Bath, 1992
- Praealticus tanegasimae (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1906)
- Praealticus triangulus (W. M. Chapman, 1951)
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Praealticus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Praealticus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
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