Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Scartella

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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Scartella caboverdiana
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Scartella cristata
[Molly miller]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Scartella emarginata
[Maned blenny]

Photo by Bertran Feitoza

Scartella itajobi
[]

No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL

Scartella nuchifilis
[Mottled blenny]

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.

Scartella poiti
[]

Photo by Brown,J./EMD, St Helena Government

Scartella springeri
[]

7 Species of Family Blenniidae with Genus Scartella
(Combtooth blennies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1990	Scartella caboverdiana		Eastern Central Atlantic	6 TL
1758	Scartella cristata	Molly miller	Western Atlantic	12 TL
1861	Scartella emarginata	Maned blenny	Indian Ocean	10 SL
2009	Scartella itajobi		Atlantic Ocean, Western S	4.7 SL
1836	Scartella nuchifilis	Mottled blenny	Eastern Atlantic	6.7 SL
2004	Scartella poiti		Southwest Atlantic	8.5 SL
1967	Scartella springeri		Eastern Atlantic	8.2 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Blenniidae Combtooth blenniesSubfamily: SalariinaeGenus: Scartella(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Scartella

(See list of species below)