Scartichthys viridis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Scartichthys |
Species: | S. viridis |
Binomial name | |
Scartichthys viridis Valenciennes, 1836 |
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Synonyms | |
Scartichthys viridis is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Scartichthys.[2] It is found in the southeast Pacific ocean, from Peru to Chile.[2] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants (including benthic algae and weeds), phytoplankton, amphipods, and mollusks.[3] It was named by Achille Valenciennes in 1836,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 19.7 centimetres.[2]