Starksia ocellata

Starksia ocellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species: S. ocellata
Binomial name
Starksia ocellata
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Clinus ocellatus Steindachner, 1876

Starksia ocellata, the checkered blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from North Carolina, United States, to Brazil. This species is an inhabitant of reefs at depths of from 2 to 20 m (6.6 to 65.6 ft) and can often be found living inside of tube sponges. It can reach a length of 6 cm (2.4 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

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  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). Starksia ocellata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104807A48344853.en
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia ocellata" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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