Starksia posthon

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Starksia posthon
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species: S. posthon
Binomial name
Starksia posthon
Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971

Starksia posthon, the Brown-spotted blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Costa Rica to Panama. It inhabits sandy areas with weed growth in shallow waters. This species can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Hastings, P. 2010. Starksia posthon. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 December 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia posthon" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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