Starksia spinipenis

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Starksia spinipenis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species: S. spinipenis
Binomial name
Starksia spinipenis
(Al-Uthman, 1960)
Synonyms
  • Brannerella spinipenis Al-Uthman, 1960

Starksia spinipenis, the Phallic blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Mexico from the Gulf of California to Acapulco. It prefers shallow sandy areas with weed growth. This species can reach a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Hastings, P. 2010. Starksia spinipenis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 December 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia spinipenis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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