Praealticus poptae
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| Praealticus poptae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Praealticus |
| Species: | P. poptae
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| Binomial name | |
| Praealticus poptae (Fowler, 1925)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rupiscartes poptae Fowler, 1925 | |
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]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name honours the Dutch ichthyologist and curator Canna Maria Louise Popta (1860-1929) of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden.[3]
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