Starksia starcki

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Starksia starcki
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. starcki
Binomial name
Starksia starcki
C. R. Gilbert, 1971

Starksia starcki, the Key blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean Sea. It inhabits coral reefs, preferring surge channels at depths of from 6 to 19 metres (20 to 62 ft). This species can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia starcki" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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