Starksia guttata

Starksia guttata, the spotted blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean from the Grenadines to Curaçao and Trinidad. This species is a reef inhabitant. It can reach a length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in) SL.[2]

Starksia guttata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species:
S. guttata
Binomial name
Starksia guttata
(Fowler, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Brannerella guttata Fowler, 1931

References

  1. Chao, N.L.; McEachran, J. & Williams, J. (2010). "Starksia guttata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155248A4757014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155248A4757014.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia guttata" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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