Starksia langi

Starksia langi
Male (length 18 mm)
Female (length 16 mm)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species: S. langi
Binomial name
Starksia langi
C. C. Baldwin & Castillo, 2011[2]

Starksia langi, the Lang's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean coast of Central America from Belize to Panama. It is found in shallow waters of usually 3 m (9.8 ft) or less. This species reach a length of 1.7 cm (0.67 in) SL. It is named after Michael A. Lang, Director of the Smithsonian Marine Science Network and Smithsonian Science Diving Program.[3] It is a prey of the lionfish.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 Williams, J.T. & Craig, M.T. (2014). Starksia langi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194914A2368127.en
  2. 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 (79): 21–72. doi:10.3897/zookeys.79.1045. PMC 3088046Freely accessible. PMID 21594143.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia langi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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