Starksia sluiteri
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| Starksia sluiteri | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Starksia |
| Species: | S. sluiteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Starksia sluiteri (Metzelaar, 1919) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Starksia sluiteri, the Chessboard blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of Brazil including Atol das Rocas and St. Paul's Rocks. This species is an inhabitant of reefs where it prefers areas with rubble or crevices in which to hide. It can be found at depths of from 5 to 40 metres (16 to 131 ft). This species can reach a length of 2.8 centimetres (1.1 in) SL.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia sluiteri" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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