Starksia leucovitta

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Starksia leucovitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species:
S. leucovitta
Binomial name
Starksia leucovitta

Starksia leucovitta, the whitesaddle blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny only known to occur on the reefs around Navassa Island in the Caribbean Sea where it can be found from near the surface to a depth of 30 m (98 ft). This species can reach a length of 2.5 cm (0.98 in) SL.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2015). "Starksia leucovitta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T154811A46215259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T154811A46215259.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Starksia leucovitta" in FishBase. October 2013 version.