Starksia langi
Starksia langi, the Lang's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean coast of Central America from Belize to Panama. It is found in shallow waters of usually 3 m (9.8 ft) or less. This species reach a length of 1.7 cm (0.67 in) SL. It is named after Michael A. Lang, Director of the Smithsonian Marine Science Network and Smithsonian Science Diving Program.[3] It is a prey of the lionfish.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Starksia |
| Species: | S. langi |
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References
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- Williams, J.T. & Craig, M.T. (2014). "Starksia langi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194914A2368127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194914A2368127.en.
- 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 (79): 21–72. doi:10.3897/zookeys.79.1045. PMC 3088046. PMID 21594143.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia langi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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