Striated Rockskipper

Greenish grey, white on abdomen, numerous dark vertical lines on cheek, snout, and lips, about 5 pairs of dark bars on side of body, outer part of soft dorsal fin with oblique yellow bands, and middle of caudal-fin base with blackish blotch/steak. Dorsal fin deeply notched; segmented caudal rays typically 13-14, branched middle 1-8; pinnately branched supraorbital tentacle; lacking nape cirri; posterior rim of anterior nostril with small cirrus (typically unbranched); upper and lower lip margin crenulate; males with occipital crest; last dorsal ray and caudal peduncle connected by membrane; elongate body, depth at anal-fin origin ca. 6.0-6.6 in SL. Maximum length 9 cm TL (Ref. 90102).

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 20; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 18 - 22

Adults inhabit rocky shores and intertidal zone (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).

分布於西中太平洋區，包括菲律賓、台灣及南中國海等。台灣分布於綠島及蘭嶼等海域。

小型魚類，僅具學術研究價值。

體延長，稍側扁。體延長，稍側扁。頭部中央線有葉片狀皮瓣；鼻鬚單一不分支；眼上鬚分枝；無頸鬚。上下唇平滑，下頜兩側具大犬齒。D. XII-XIV(XIII), 16-20(18-19)； A. II, 18-22(18-20)；P. 15；V. I, 3。背鰭具深缺刻，背鰭與臀鰭皆不與尾柄相連。體色淺黃綠色，體側有許多銀藍點；頭、冠膜及胸鰭不具小黑點，體側有6對淡色帶；吻部具3-4「V」型紋；頰部有10數條黑褐色垂直紋。

主要棲息於於高潮線的岩礁區。

Praealticus striatus, the striated rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific ocean, in the South China Sea.