Starksia lepicoelia
Starksia lepicoelia | |
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Female (length 25 mm) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Blennioidei |
Family: | Labrisomidae |
Genus: | Starksia |
Species: | S. lepicoelia |
Binomial name | |
Starksia lepicoelia J. E. Böhlke & V. G. Springer, 1961 | |
Starksia lepicoelia, known commonly as the blackcheek blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits coral reefs and can be found at depths of from 8 to 20 m (26 to 66 ft). This species can reach a length of 3.4 cm (1.3 in) TL.[2]
References
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- ↑ Williams, J. & Craig, M.T. (2014). Starksia lepicoelia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194908A2367301.en
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia lepicoelia" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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