| Labrisomidae (Labrisomids) |
| 1.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 0 m |
| Atlantic Ocean: Belize, Honduras and Panama. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 19-20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 15-16; Vertebrae: 31-32. This species of Starksia is distinguished by the following set of characters: orbital cirrus present; two rows of prominent, very dark blotches on side of body, at least some of those in lower row vertically elongate to oval, rarely round; males with dark, fat, crescent-shaped marking on cheek and without dark blotch on anterior portion of spinous dorsal fin; females with scattered dark spots on lower half of head and on pectoral-fin base; first anal-fin spine in males two-thirds to three-quarters length of male genital papilla; belly naked (Ref. 86414). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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