Alticus sertatus (Garman 1903)

Description: Dorsal fin XIV-XV, 22-24 (usually XV,23); anal fin II, 27-28; pectoral rays 15; pelvic fin I,4; numerous movable jaw teeth; crenulated lips margin; lower lip without fleshy disc; males occipital crest fleshy and well-developed. Body elongate; depth at anal fin origin 7-8 in SL. Overall greyish lavender, ventrally white, with dark-bordered white irregular vertical bars; curved stripe black behind eye; occipital crest spots also black; dorsal fin anterior margin orange red; anal and caudal fins with submarginal band, black (Ref. 90102).

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 223; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 27 - 28

Intertidal, found in 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).

Alticus sertatus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific Ocean around the nations of Fiji and Tonga.