Biology:Scartichthys viridis

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Scartichthys viridis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
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.[2]

References

  1. Williams, J. (2010). "Scartichthys viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T183260A8082453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183260A8082453.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183260/8082453. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Scartichthys viridis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2539968 entry