Starksia springeri
Starksia springeri, the Springer's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the waters around Curaçao where it is found at depths of from 1 to 25 m (3.3 to 82.0 ft). It was originally known as Starksia atlantica, and is also closely related to Starksia sangreyae. The species is named after Victor G. Springer, a scientist from Smithsonian Institution. Males can reach a length of 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) SL while females grow to 1.9 cm (0.75 in).[3]
| Starksia springeri | |
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| Adult, length 15 mm | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Starksia |
| Species: | S. springeri |
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| Starksia springeri | |
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References
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- Williams, J.T. & Craig, M.T. (2015). "Starksia springeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194907A67937169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194907A67937169.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): 21–72. doi:10.3897/zookeys.79.1045. PMC 3088046. PMID 21594143.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia springeri" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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