Biology:Starksia sluiteri

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Starksia sluiteri
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Male
Starksia sluiteri female 3a.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species:
S. sluiteri
Binomial name
Starksia sluiteri
(Metzelaar, 1919)
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Synonyms
  • Brannerella sluiteri Metzelaar, 1919

Starksia sluiteri, the chessboard blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of Brazil including Atol das Rocas and St. Paul's Rocks. This species is an inhabitant of reefs where it prefers areas with rubble or crevices in which to hide. It can be found at depths of from 5 to 40 m (16 to 131 ft). This species can reach a length of 2.8 cm (1.1 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the Dutch biologist and anatomist Carel Philip Sluiter (1854-1933), a specialist in tunicates.[3]

References

  1. Williams, J.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Starksia sluiteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T194912A2367847. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194912A2367847.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194912/2367847. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia sluiteri" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 10 November 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2349016 entry