Scartichthys viridis

Scartichthys viridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Scartichthys
Species: S. viridis
Binomial name
Scartichthys viridis
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Salarias viridis Valenciennes, 1836
  • Salarias cuvieri (Günther, 1861)
  • Blennophis semifasciatus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
  • Salarias concolor (Philippi, 1896)
  • Salarias modestus (Philippi, 1896)
  • Salarias petersoni (Fowler, 1940)

Scartichthys viridis is a species of combtooth blenny found in the southeast Pacific ocean, from Peru to Chile. Members of this species feed primarily off of plants (including benthic algae and weeds), phytoplankton, amphipods, and mollusks. This species reaches a length of 19.7 centimetres (7.8 in) SL.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Scartichthys viridis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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