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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Forked bar blenny

Starksia y-lineata Gilbert, 1965
Max Length
2.1 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Overview information for Forked bar blenny is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Starksia y-lineata
Authority
Gilbert, 1965
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
2.1 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15; Vertebrae: 31 - 32. Dark above, pale below; upper side has narrow, pale, Y-shaped vertical lines .

🌀 Behaviour

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🦐 Diet

Diet information for Forked bar blenny is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Forked bar blenny is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated. Tropical Central Atlantic: Grand Cayman and Courtown Cays off Nicaragua.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00537 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
2.1cm
Dorsal Spines
19
Dorsal Rays
8
Anal Spines
2
Anal Rays
15
Vertebrae
32

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2024

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Gilbert, 1965

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