WoRMS taxon details
Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)
126782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126782)
accepted
Species
Adonis cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Blennius arboreus Bath, 1966 · unaccepted
Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882 · unaccepted
Blennius crinitus Valenciennes, 1836 · unaccepted
Blennius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Blennius microstomus Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Blennius pinaru Lacepède, 1800 · unaccepted
Scartella cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Scartella microstoma (Poey, 1860) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Blennius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126782 on 2026-09-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Blennius arboreus Bath, 1966) Bath, H. (1966). Blennius arboreus n. sp., ein neuer Schleimfisch aus dem Mittelmeer (Pisces, Blennioidea, Blenniidae). <em>Senckenbergiana Biologica.</em> 47 (3): 211-216. [details]
original description (of Blennius crinitus Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882) Goode, G. B. ; Bean, T. H. (1882). Descriptions of twenty-five new species of fish from the southern United States, and three new genera, Letharcus, Ioglossus, and Chriodorus. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 5 (no. 297): 412-437., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.5-297.412 [details]
original description (of Blennius pinaru Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 458, 483 [details]
original description (of Blennius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Blennius crinitus Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882) Goode, G. B. ; Bean, T. H. (1882). Descriptions of twenty-five new species of fish from the southern United States, and three new genera, Letharcus, Ioglossus, and Chriodorus. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 5 (no. 297): 412-437., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.5-297.412 [details]
original description (of Blennius pinaru Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 458, 483 [details]
original description (of Blennius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys
(American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4)
. ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | barburiqi me kreshtë | [details] |
| English | molly miller | [details] |
| Hebrew | קרנון מצויץ | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κρυπτοσαλιάρα | [details] |
| Spanish | borracho peineta | [details] |
| Turkish | horozbina | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Blennius crinitus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Blennius pinaru Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scartella microstoma (Poey, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Blennius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Blennius microstomus Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Adonis cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scartella cristata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius arboreus Bath, 1966)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius crinitus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius pinaru Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius microstomus Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Adonis cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Scartella cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Scartella microstoma (Poey, 1860))
To GenBank (135 nucleotides; 166 proteins) (from synonym Blennius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (135 nucleotides; 166 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Blennius asterias USNM 006596 type photograph lateral view) (from synonym Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Blennius asterias USNM 006596 type photograph lateral view) (from synonym Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scartella cristata USNM 413267 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scartella cristata USNM 413268 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Blennius crinitus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Blennius pinaru Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scartella microstoma (Poey, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Blennius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Blennius microstomus Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Adonis cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scartella cristata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius arboreus Bath, 1966)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius crinitus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius pinaru Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius microstomus Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Adonis cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Scartella cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Scartella microstoma (Poey, 1860))
To GenBank (135 nucleotides; 166 proteins) (from synonym Blennius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (135 nucleotides; 166 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Blennius asterias USNM 006596 type photograph lateral view) (from synonym Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Blennius asterias USNM 006596 type photograph lateral view) (from synonym Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scartella cristata USNM 413267 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scartella cristata USNM 413268 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
