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Starksia springeri Castillo & Baldwin, 2011 |
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photo by
C.C. Baldwin et al. |
| Family: | Labrisomidae (Labrisomids) | |||
| Max. size: | 1.5 cm SL (male/unsexed); 1.9 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean: Curacao, Netherland Antilles. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 18-18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 15-15; Vertebrae: 32-32. 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 (Ref. 86414). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 August 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||