Pacific Leaping Blenny
Alticus arnoldorum
- Group: Blenny
- Max size: 8 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This blenny barely lives in the sea at all, clinging to pitted limestone in the spray zone just above the waterline. When disturbed it leaps from hole to hole across the wet rock, grazing filamentous algae between jumps.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae › Alticus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 277292.
FAQ
- Is the Pacific Leaping Blenny dangerous to divers?
- The Pacific Leaping Blenny is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Pacific Leaping Blenny get?
- The Pacific Leaping Blenny grows to about 8 cm.