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Starksia atlantica Longley, 1934 Smooth-eye blenny |
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photo by
C.C. Baldwin et al. |
| Family: | Labrisomidae (Labrisomids) | |||
| Max. size: | 2.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 8 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas (Ref. 5521), Virgin Islands (Ref. 26180), Belize, Honduras, and Colombia (Ref. 26280). Also Navassa Island (Ref. 50108). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 18-19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 15-16; Vertebrae: 31-33. Dark blotches on trunk often arranged in 2 or 3 horizontal tiers; pale gap between 2 blotches of darker pigment on pectoral-fin base with wavy margins; cheek with irregular horseshoe-shaped blotch of pigment; no streak of dark pigment along distal edge of preopercle. | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits coral reefs. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 December 2024 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||