Scientific Name	Alticus saliens   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1800)	Depth	0 - 2M
Chinese	高冠鳚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鳚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F447　Blenniidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	跳彈鳚
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	狗鰷
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	New Britain I., Bismarck Archipelago
Synonyms	Alticus saliens, Blennius saliens, Blennius saliens
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes.. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1800 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Myers, R. F. 1999
Specimen List	NMMBP05466. NTOUP200611-867. NTUM05819. NTUM05820. NTUM06044.
Common Name	Jumping blenny; Leaping blenny
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XIV spines and 21-23 soft rays; anal fin wiht II spines and 25-27 soft rays; pectoral fin with 15 soft rays; pelvic fin with I spines and 4 soft rays. All caudal fin rays unbranched. Nuchal cirri absent. Supraorbital cirrus pinnate. Nasal cirrus small and simple. Triangular occipital crest developed in male.
habitats	Found on rocks in the surfline constantly washed by spray or breakers. Intertidal, actively shuttling back and forth between rock pools and air (skipper).
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Bonin Islands, south to Queensland; Mariana Islands in Micronesia.
Utility	No commercial value.