Starksia hassi
| Starksia hassi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Starksia |
| Species: | S. hassi |
| Binomial name | |
| Starksia hassi Klausewitz, 1958 | |
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Starksia hassi, the ringed blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is and inhabitant of coral reefs and can be found at depths of from 6 to 175 m (20 to 574 ft). This species can reach a length of 4 cm (1.6 in) TL.[2]
Starksia hassi can easily move within and below an anemone without being stung by its tentacles, and uses this property for self-defense. It normally rests within the anemone, and hides further into its tentacles when approached.[1]
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- 1 2 Williams, J.T. (2014). Starksia hassi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47144896A48396373.en
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia hassi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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