White Dotted Rockskipper

Head and body greyish brown with small white spots; median fin with white dots. Dorsal fin deeply notched; segmented caudal rays usually 13-14, branched middle 6-9; pinnately branched supraorbital tentacle; lacking nape cirri; posterior rim of anterior nostril with small cirrus, typically unbranched; upper and lower lip margins smooth; with occipital crest (higher in males); last dorsal ray and caudal peduncle connected by membrane; elongate body, depth at anal-fin origin ca. 7.7-7.9 in SL. Maximum size to 9 cm TL (Ref. 90102).

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 20; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 18 - 21

Adults inhabit exposed rocky shores (Ref. 90102). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).

Praealticus bilineatus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.