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