Starksia robertsoni, Panama blackcheek shy blenny

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Starksia robertsoni Baldwin, Victor & Castillo, 2011

Panama blackcheek shy blenny

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Etymology: robertsoni: Named in recognition of the contributions by D. Ross Robertson of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute to the understanding of the diversity of shorefishes of the New World and his generous facilitation of collecting in Panama.
Eponymy: Edwin Chapin Starks (1867–1932) was an American ichthyologist who was an authority on the osteology of fish. [...] Dr David Ross Robertson (d: 1946) is an ichthyologist whose bachelor’s degree (1966) and doctorate (1974) were awarded by The University of Queensland, Australia. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 5 - 15 m. Tropical

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Atlantic Ocean: Panama.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86414); 2.2 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 19 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 16; Vertebrae: 31 - 32. This species of Starksia is distinguished by the following set of characters: orbital cirrus present; belly scaled; trunk pale to dark tan (dark orange/tan to bright orange in life), without distinct bars or other markings; lips without conspicuous white spotting in life; ventral surface of lower jaw of males with one to three dark blotches or bars in preserved specimens, lips without distinct banding or dark bars; dorsal-fin elements usually XX,7 – 27 total; vertebrae usually 10+22=32; dorsal spines + anal soft rays + vertebrae modally 75 (Ref. 86414).

Depth range (5-15 m) given by B. Victor (pers. comm. 10/18).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators

Baldwin, C.C., C.I. Castillo, L.A. Weigt and B.C. Victor, 2011. Seven new species within western Atlantic Starksia atlantica, S. lepicoelia, and S. sluiteri (Teleostei, Labrisomidae), with comments on congruence of DNA barcodes and species. ZooKeys 79:21-72. (Ref. 86414)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 March 2011

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: of no interest

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00222 - 0.01301), b=3.08 (2.87 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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