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 | |
|---|---|
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]
References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Scartichthys crapulatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- 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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