Starksia smithvanizi

Starksia smithvanizi
	Male
	Female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Starksia
Species:	S. smithvanizi
Binomial name
	Starksia smithvanizi; J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003

Starksia smithvanizi, the brokenbar blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean Sea. It is found on reefs around islands at depths of from very shallow waters to 6 m (20 ft). This species can reach a length of 2 cm (0.79 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist William F. Smith-Vaniz.[3]

References

Williams, J.T. (2014). "Starksia smithvanizi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47144995A48348680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47144995A48348680.en.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia smithvanizi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

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[iucn-1] Williams, J.T. (2014). "Starksia smithvanizi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47144995A48348680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47144995A48348680.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia smithvanizi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

[3] Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 May 2019.