Praealticus poptae
Species of fish
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Praealticus poptae, the Marianas rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around the Mariana Islands. This species grows to a length of 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in) SL.[2]
| Praealticus poptae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Praealticus |
| Species: | P. poptae |
| Binomial name | |
| Praealticus poptae (Fowler, 1925) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rupiscartes poptae Fowler, 1925 | |
Etymology
The specific name honours the Dutch ichthyologist and curator Canna Maria Louise Popta (1860-1929) of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden.[3]
