Scartichthys is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.[1]
Scartichthys | |
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S. variolatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Subfamily: | Salarinae |
Genus: | Scartichthys D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898 |
Type species | |
Salarias rubropunctatus Valenciennes, 1836
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Species
editThere are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Scartichthys crapulatus J. T. Williams, 1990
- Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner, 1876) (Giant blenny)
- Scartichthys variolatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
- Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes, 1836)
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scartichthys". FishBase. February 2013 version.