Starksia Springeri
📖 Overview
Starksia Springeri (Starksia springeri), first described by Castillo & Baldwin, 2011 is a tiny fish in the family Labrisomidae (order Blenniiformes). Adults typically reach 1.50 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15; Vertebrae: 32. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: absence of orbital cirrus; trunk with irregular dark blotches on pale background; pectoral-fin base with relatively straight margins defining pale gap that separates two dark blotches; cheek with distinct dark and pale markings, the anterior part of cheek with prominent dark blotch, anteroventral and posterior margins of blotch well defined by pale regions; posterior pale area on cheek bordered posteriorly by thin, dark, anteroventral-to-posterodorsal streak of pigment along distal edge of preopercle .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Starksia Springeri is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic, usually 1 - 25 m . Tropical Atlantic Ocean: Curacao, Netherland Antilles.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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