Pacific leaping blenny Pacific leaping blenny The Pacific leaping blenny ("Alticus arnoldorum"), also known as the leaping rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus "Alticus". The blennies are oviparous, and form distinct pairs when mating. Males can reach a maximum total length of 8 centimetres (3.15 inches). These fish feed primarily on benthic algae, which they consume by scraping off rocky surfaces. The Pacific leaping blenny is a tropical blenny found in reefs in Samoa and the Marianas, Society, and Cook Islands, in the western and southern Pacific Ocean. The blennies are noted for leaping from hole to
Seaweed blenny Seaweed blenny The seaweed blenny ("Parablennius marmoreus") is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of New York, Bermuda, the Bahamas, also in the Gulf of Mexico, south to southern Brazil. This species reaches a length of TL. The seaweed blenny has a blunt head, a beak-like snout and a long, slender body. It grows to a maximum length of about . The mouth contains about forty comb-like incisors and above the eyes there are tufts of branched cirri (slender, fleshy structures). The gill slits are continuous across the throat.