Starksia sangreyae

Starksia sangreyae, the Sangrey's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean coasts of Belize and probably also Honduras where it is found in shallow waters at depths of from 1 to 2 m (3.3 to 6.6 ft). It was originally known as Starksia atlantica, and is also closely related to Starksia springeri. The species is named after Mary Sangrey, a scientist from Smithsonian Institution. This species can reach a length of 1.6 cm (0.63 in) SL.[3]

Starksia sangreyae
Male (length 16 mm)
Female (length 16 mm)

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species:
S. sangreyae
Binomial name
Starksia sangreyae
Castillo & C. C. Baldwin, 2011[2]

References

  1. Williams, J.T. & Craig, M.T. (2014). "Starksia sangreyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194906A2367029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194906A2367029.en.
  2. Baldwin, Carole; Castillo, Cristina; Weigt, Lee; Victor, Benjamin (2011). "Seven new species within western Atlantic Starksia atlantica, S. Lepicoelia, and S. Sluiteri (Teleostei, Labrisomidae), with comments on congruence of DNA barcodes and species". ZooKeys (79): 21–72. doi:10.3897/zookeys.79.1045. PMC 3088046. PMID 21594143.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia sangreyae" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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