Montano's Rockskipper
Alticus montanoi
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Alticus montanoi, Montano's rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny. It is a tropical blenny, and is known from the western Pacific Ocean, from around the Philippines northwards to Japan. It lives in the intertidal zone of exposed rocky shores and is often out of the water. The blennies are oviparous, and form distinct pairs when mating. They feed primarily off of benthic algae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 17.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Montano's Rockskipper
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Tamakaeruuo, タマカエルウオ
Other scientific names: Salarias montanoi
Similar species
Mimic blennyAspidontus taeniatus
Black BlennyAtrosalarias holomelas
Bluespotted BlennyBlenniella chrysospilos
Blue-dashed rockskipperBlenniella periophthalmus
Chestnut blennyCirripectes castaneus
Filamentous blennyCirripectes filamentosus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 20 open-data records from 1978 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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