Scartichthys crapulatus

Scartichthys crapulatus is a species of combtooth blenny found in the southeast Pacific ocean, and is endemic to Chile. This species reaches a length of 11.6 centimetres (4.6 in) SL.[2]

Scartichthys crapulatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Scartichthys
Species:
S. crapulatus
Binomial name
Scartichthys crapulatus
J. T. Williams, 1990

Etymology

The species name "crapulatus" (Latin for "drunk") refers to the soporific effects of the consumption of Scartichthys flesh.[3]

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References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Scartichthys crapulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T183909A8198093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T183909A8198093.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Scartichthys crapulatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Williams, J. T. 1990 (19 Jan.) [ref. 13549] Phylogenetic relationships and revision of the blenniid fish genus Scartichthys. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 492: i-iii + 1-30.


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