Molly miller (Scartella cristata)

General data
- Main name: Molly miller
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean
Classification
- Genus: Scartella - Scartella
- Family: Blenniidae - Combtooth blennies
- Order: Blenniiformes - Blennies
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
The molly miller (Scartella cristata) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies. Its colour is a mottled tan, white, and black covering the body and fins. The head of this fish is covered with short hair-like appendages and has two very large eyes. This species reaches 12 cm (4.7 in) in total length. Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania and the Canary Islands to about South Africa. Also known in the southern parts of Mediterranean, including the following most southern localities of the northern coast: Torremolinos and Taramay near Motril (Spain), Sicily, Kyra Island (Gulf of Aigina) and near Palaea Epidavros, Peloponnes (Greece). Northwest Pacific: Japan and Taiwan.