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Starksia langi Baldwin & Castillo, 2011 |
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photo by
Baldwin, C.C. |
| Family: | Labrisomidae (Labrisomids) | |||
| Max. size: | 1.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 0 m | |||
| Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean: Belize, Honduras and Panama. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 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). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 March 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||