Scartichthys viridis

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]

Scartichthys viridis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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)