Starksia guttata

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Starksia guttata
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species: S. guttata
Binomial name
Starksia guttata
(Fowler, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Brannerella guttata Fowler, 1931

Starksia guttata, the Spotted blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean from the Grenadines to Curaçao and Trinidad. This species is a reef inhabitant. It can reach a length of 4.6 centimetres (1.8 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Chao, N.L., McEachran, J. & Williams, J. 2010. Starksia guttata. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 December 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia guttata" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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