| Alticus arnoldorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Alticus |
| Species: | A. arnoldorum (Curtiss, 1938)[1] |
Alticus arnoldorum is a species of combtooth blenny found at reefs in the tropical west and south Pacific.[1] It is commonly known as the Pacific leaping blenny or the leaping rockskipper.[2]
Blennies, which breathe through their gills and partly through their skin, will suffocate if they completely dry out. While on land Leaping Blennies can forage, court, and mate—basically take care of all their blenny business—only during the few short hours of midtide. [3]