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title: "Hahnenkamm-Schleimfisch"
description: "Scartella cristata — Fische. Scartella cristata, also known by the vernacular names molly miller or molly miller blenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/molly-miller
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hahnenkamm-Schleimfisch

> Scartella cristata — Fische. Scartella cristata, also known by the vernacular names molly miller or molly miller blenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies.

- Scientific name: *Scartella cristata*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 1578
- Wikidata: [Q1899882](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1899882)
- iNaturalist taxon: [120708](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120708)

## Names

- en: Molly Miller
- de: Hahnenkamm-Schleimfisch
- es: Borracho peineta
- fr: Blennie chevelue
- pt: Blênio-verde

## Countries with the most observations

ES (492), US (454), GR (135), BR (119), IT (47), MX (39), IL (28), TR (25), TT (25), MT (20), FR (19), BM (12)

## Summary

Scartella cristata, also known by the vernacular names molly miller or molly miller blenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Blenniidae, the combtooth blennies. This species is found in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and northwest Pacific Oceans. 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scartella_cristata

## Photo

![Hahnenkamm-Schleimfisch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/molly-miller/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Redmer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5900028

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/molly-miller?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).