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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Starksia Langi

Starksia langi Baldwin & Castillo, 2011
Max Length
1.7 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Overview information for Starksia Langi is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Starksia langi
Authority
Baldwin & Castillo, 2011
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
1.7 cm
Trophic Level
3
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 19 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 31 - 32. This species of Starksia is distinguished by the following set of characters: orbital cirrus present; two rows of prominent, very dark blotches on side of body, at least some of those in lower row vertically elongate to oval, rarely round; males with dark, fat, crescent-shaped marking on cheek and without dark blotch on anterior portion of spinous dorsal fin; females with scattered dark spots on lower half of head and on pectoral-fin base; first anal-fin spine in males two-thirds to three-quarters length of male genital papilla; belly naked .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Starksia Langi is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Starksia Langi is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Starksia Langi is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - ? m , usually 0 - 3 m . Tropical Atlantic Ocean: Belize, Honduras and Panama.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00537 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
1.7cm
Dorsal Spines
20
Dorsal Rays
8
Anal Spines
2
Anal Rays
16
Vertebrae
32

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2024

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Baldwin & Castillo, 2011

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