Biology:Starksia williamsi

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Starksia williamsi
Starksia williamsi male.jpg
Male
Starksia williamsi female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species:
S. williamsi
Binomial name
Starksia williamsi
C. C. Baldwin & Castillo, 2011
Starksia williamsi range.png

Starksia williamsi, the Williams's blenny is a species of labrisomid blenny known only from the Saba Bank in the Netherlands Antilles where it occurs at depths of from 15 to 28 m (49 to 92 ft). It was previously known as Starksia lepicoelia, and is also closely related to Starksia weigti and Starksia robertsoni. It was named after Jeffrey T. Williams, a scientist from Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History known for his work on Starksia. This species can reach a length of 2.1 cm (0.83 in).[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Jeffrey T. Williams of the National Museum of Natural History who has worked extensively on the blenniiform fishes.[3]

References

  1. Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2015). "Starksia williamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T194910A67937574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194910A67937574.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194910/67937574. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia williamsi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 10 November 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/. Retrieved 3 May 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6430771 entry