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Starksia

Starksia
Starksia occidentalis.jpg
Starksia occidentalis
Starksia williamsi male.jpg
Starksia williamsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Type species
Labrosomus cremnobates
C. H. Gilbert, 1890
Starksia range.png
Distribution of species in the S. atlantica, S. lepicoelia, and S. sluiteri groups. Circles show locations for genetically analyzed specimens.
Synonyms
  • Brannerella C. H. Gilbert, 1900
  • Andracanthus Longley, 1927

Starksia is a genus of labrisomid blennies native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Their typical length is 2 cm (0.79 in) SL.

There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus:



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