Crenulate-Lipped Rockskipper
Praealticus labrovittatus
- Group: Other
- Max size: 4.2 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This small rockskipper keeps to semi exposed rocky shorelines, hopping between tidepools and wave washed ledges. Its sticky eggs cling to the rock on a small adhesive pad, and the larvae drift through coastal shallows before settling.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae › Praealticus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282331.
FAQ
- Is the Crenulate-Lipped Rockskipper dangerous to divers?
- The Crenulate-Lipped Rockskipper is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Crenulate-Lipped Rockskipper get?
- The Crenulate-Lipped Rockskipper grows to about 4.2 cm.