Starksia posthon
Starksia posthon, the brown-spotted blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Costa Rica to Panama. It inhabits sandy areas with weed growth in shallow waters. This species can reach a length of 4 cm (1.6 in) TL.[2]
Starksia posthon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Labrisomidae |
Genus: | Starksia |
Species: | S. posthon |
Binomial name | |
Starksia posthon Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971 | |
References
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- Hastings, P. (2010). "Starksia posthon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183371A8101506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183371A8101506.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia posthon" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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