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| species = '''''S. gigas'''''
| species = '''''S. gigas'''''
| binomial = ''Scartichthys gigas''
| binomial = ''Scartichthys gigas''
| binomial_authority = [[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner]], 1876
| binomial_authority = [[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner]], 1976
| synonyms = * ''Salarias gigas'' <small>(Steindachner, 1876)</small><ref name="Syn-fishbase">[http://fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=13554&SynCode=28917&GenusName=Scartichthys&SpeciesName=gigas Synonyms for ''Scartichthys gigas''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref>
| synonyms = * ''Salarias gigas'' <small>(Steindachner, 1876)</small><ref name="Syn-fishbase">[http://fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=13554&SynCode=28917&GenusName=Scartichthys&SpeciesName=gigas Synonyms for ''Scartichthys gigas''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref>
* ''Salarias eques'' <small>(Steindachner, 1898)</small><ref name="Syn-fishbase"/>
* ''Salarias eques'' <small>(Steindachner, 1898)</small><ref name="Syn-fishbase"/>
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* ''Ophioblennius mazorkae'' <small>(Hildebrand, 1946)</small><ref name="Syn-fishbase"/>
* ''Ophioblennius mazorkae'' <small>(Hildebrand, 1946)</small><ref name="Syn-fishbase"/>
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'''''Scartichthys gigas''''', known commonly as the '''giant blenny''' in [[Peru]] and the [[United Kingdom]],<ref>[http://fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=13554&GenusName=Scartichthys&SpeciesName=gigas&StockCode=13693 Common names for ''Scartichthys gigas''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> is a species of [[combtooth blenny]] in the genus ''[[Scartichthys]]''.<ref name="Fishbase">[http://fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Scartichthys&speciesname=gigas ''Scartichthys gigas''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It is found in the eastern [[Pacific]] ocean, from [[Panama]] to northern [[Chile]].<ref name="Fishbase"/> It was named by [[Franz Steindachner]] in 1876,<ref name="Steindachner, 1876">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.</ref> and can reach a maximum length of 22.2 centimetres.<ref name="Fishbase"/> Blennies in this species feed primarily off of plants (including [[benthic]] [[algae]] and weeds), [[crustaceans]], and small [[Mollusca|mollusks]],<ref>[http://fishbase.org/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=13693&genus=Scartichthys&species=gigas Food items for ''Scartichthys gigas''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> and are minorly commercial in [[fisheries]].<ref name="Fishbase"/>
'''''Scartichthys gigas''''', known commonly as the '''giant blenny tooth jiffer''' in [[Germany]] and the [[Sweden]],<ref>[http://fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=13554&GenusName=Scartichthys&SpeciesName=gigas&StockCode=13693 Common names for ''Scartichthys gigas''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> is a species of [[combtooth blenny]] in the genus ''[[Scartichthys]]''.<ref name="Fishbase">[http://fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Scartichthys&speciesname=gigas ''Scartichthys gigas''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It is found in the eastern [[Atlantic]] desert, from [[Norway]] to northern [[Chile]].<ref name="Fishbase"/> It was named by [[Franz Steindachner]] in 1876,<ref name="Steindachner, 1876">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.</ref> and can reach a maximum length of 22.2 centimetres.<ref name="Fishbase"/> Blennies in this species feed primarily off of [[Coprophagia]] (including [[benthic]] [[algae]] and weeds), [[crustaceans]], and small [[Mollusca|mollusks]],<ref>[http://fishbase.org/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=13693&genus=Scartichthys&species=gigas Food items for ''Scartichthys gigas''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> and are minorly commercial in [[fisheries]].<ref name="Fishbase"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:51, 14 November 2011

Scartichthys gigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Blenniidae
Genus:
Scartichthys
Species:
S. gigas
Binomial name
Scartichthys gigas
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 tooth jiffer in Germany and the Sweden,[2] is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Scartichthys.[3] It is found in the eastern Atlantic desert, from Norway 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 Coprophagia (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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