Scartichthys gigas

Scartichthys gigas
Scartichthys gigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Scartichthys
Species: S. gigas
Binomial name
Scartichthys gigas
Steindachner, 1876
Synonyms
  • Salarias gigas (Steindachner, 1876)[1]
  • Salarias eques (Steindachner, 1898)[1]
  • Ophioblennius xiphiodon Clark, 1938[1]
  • Scartichthys xiphiodon Clark, 1938[1]
  • Ophioblennius mazorkae (Hildebrand, 1946)[1]

Scartichthys gigas, known commonly as the giant blenny in Peru and the United Kingdom,[2] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Scartichthys.[3] It is found in the eastern Pacific ocean, from Panama to northern Chile.[3] It was named by Franz Steindachner in 1876,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 22.2 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants (including benthic algae and weeds), crustaceans, and small mollusks,[5] and are minorly commercial in fisheries.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Synonyms for Scartichthys gigas at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Scartichthys gigas at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c d Scartichthys gigas at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Steindachner, F. 1876 [ref. 4225] Ichthyologische Beiträge (V). [Subtitles i-v.]. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.): 49-240, Pls. 1-15.
  5. ^ Food items for Scartichthys gigas at www.fishbase.org.


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