smootheye blenny

Starksia atlantica

Blenny Reaching Two Point Five Centimeters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Starksia atlantica, the smooth-eye blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the western central Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea where it inhabits coral reefs at depths of around 8 metres (26 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Maximum length: 2.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas (Ref. 5521 ), Virgin Islands (Ref. 26180 ), Belize, Honduras, and Colombia (Ref. 26280 ). Also Navassa Island (Ref. 50108 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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