Biology:Scartichthys viridis
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Short description: Species of fish
| Scartichthys viridis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Scartichthys |
| Species: | S. viridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes, 1836)
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Scartichthys viridis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2539968 entry
