Montano'S Rockskipper

Description: Dorsal fin XIV, 12-23; anal fin II,24-27; pectoral rays 14-15; pelvic fin I,4; numerous movable jaw teeth; crenulated lips margin; lower lip without fleshy disc; males occipital crest fleshy and well-developed. Body elongate; depth at anal fin origin 9-10 in SL. Overall grey; vertical bars on body 12, dark and diffuse; dorsal spots saddle 12 white; eye bar white with dark margin; anal fin with broad yellow stripe on base (Ref. 90102).

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 23; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 24 - 27

Found in intertidal zone rocky shorelines (Ref. 90102). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).

Alticus montanoi, Montano's rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus Alticus. It is a tropical blenny, and is known from the South China Sea, in the western Pacific Ocean. The blennies are oviparous, and form distinct pairs when mating. They feed primarily off of benthic algae.