Biology:Starksia greenfieldi

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Starksia greenfieldi
Starksia greenfieldi male.jpg
Adult male (15 mm length)
Starksia greenfieldi female.jpg
Adult female (19 mm length)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species:
S. greenfieldi
Binomial name
Starksia greenfieldi
C. C. Baldwin & Castillo, 2011[2]
Starksia greenfieldi range.png

Starksia greenfieldi, the Greenfield's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the waters around the island of Tobago where it is found at depths of from 5 to 12 metres (16 to 39 ft). It is named after David W. Greenfield, known for his work on blenniiform fishes. This species can reach a length of 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in) SL.[3]

References

  1. Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Starksia greenfieldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T194913A2367988. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194913A2367988.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194913/2367988. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  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): 21–72. doi:10.3897/zookeys.79.1045. PMID 21594143. 
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia greenfieldi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q6407899 entry