Biology:Starksia posthon

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of fish

Starksia posthon
Starksia posthon.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species:
S. posthon
Binomial name
Starksia posthon
Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971
Starksia posthon range.png

Starksia posthon, the brown-spotted blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Costa Rica to Panama. It inhabits sandy areas with weed growth in shallow waters. This species can reach a length of 4 cm (1.6 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Hastings, P. (2010). "Starksia posthon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T183371A8101506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183371A8101506.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183371/8101506. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia posthon" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2261597 entry