Starksia starcki

Starksia starcki
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 m (20 to 62 ft). This species can reach a length of 4 cm (1.6 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

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  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). Starksia starcki. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104864A48399784.en
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia starcki" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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