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Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
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.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Scartella caboverdiana Bath, 1990

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Scartella caboverdiana
[]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Scartella cristata
[Molly miller]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Scartella emarginata (Günther, 1861)

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Scartella emarginata
[Maned blenny]

Photo by Bertran Feitoza

Atlantic Ocean, Western S
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
Scartella itajobi Rangel & Mendes, 2009

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Scartella itajobi
[]
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Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Scartella nuchifilis
[Mottled blenny]

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Scartella poiti Rangel, Gasparini & Guimarães, 2004

Photo by Photo by Gasparini, J.L.
 
Scartella poiti
[]

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

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Scartella springeri (Bauchot, 1967)

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Scartella springeri
[]


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



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