Starksia springeri

Starksia springeri
Adult, length 15 mm
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Blennioidei
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Starksia
Species:	S. springeri
Binomial name
Starksia springeri Castillo & C. C. Baldwin, 2011[2]

Starksia springeri, the Springer's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the waters around Curaçao where it is found at depths of from 1 to 25 m (3.3 to 82.0 ft). It was originally known as Starksia atlantica, and is also closely related to Starksia sangreyae. The species is named after Victor G. Springer, a scientist from Smithsonian Institution. Males can reach a length of 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) SL while females grow to 1.9 cm (0.75 in).^[3]

References

1. Williams, J.T. & Craig, M.T. (2015). Starksia springeri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194907A67937169.en
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 (79): 21–72. doi:10.3897/zookeys.79.1045. PMC 3088046. PMID 21594143.
3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia springeri" in FishBase. October 2013 version.