Scartichthys viridis

Scartichthys viridis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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[edit]

^ Williams, J. (2010). "Scartichthys viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183260A8082453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183260A8082453.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Scartichthys viridis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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