Alticus simplicirrus
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Alticus simplicirrus is a species of combtooth blenny
found in the central Pacific ocean
, around the Marquesas Islands
. It was first named by Smith-Vaniz and Springer in 1971, and is commonly known as the Marquesan rockstripper.
Combtooth blenny
Combtooth blennies are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Blenniidae. They are the largest family of blennies, with approximately 371 species in 53 genera represented...
found in the central Pacific ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, around the Marquesas Islands
Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas Islands enana and Te Fenua `Enata , both meaning "The Land of Men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. The Marquesas are located at 9° 00S, 139° 30W...
. It was first named by Smith-Vaniz and Springer in 1971, and is commonly known as the Marquesan rockstripper.