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Starksia greenfieldi

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Starksia greenfieldi
Adult male (15 mm length)
Adult female (19 mm length)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species:
S. greenfieldi
Binomial name
Starksia greenfieldi

Starksia greenfieldi, the Greenfield's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the waters around the island of Tobago where it is found at depths of from 5 to 12 metres (16 to 39 ft). It is named after David W. Greenfield, known for his work on blenniiform fishes. This species can reach a length of 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in) SL.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Starksia greenfieldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194913A2367988. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194913A2367988.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Baldwin, Carole; Castillo, Cristina; Weigt, Lee; Victor, Benjamin (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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.79.1045. PMC 3088046. PMID 21594143.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Starksia greenfieldi". FishBase. October 2013 version.