scalybelly blenny

Starksia lepidogaster

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Small
Tropical fish

Starksia lepidogaster, the scalybelly blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny endemic to the Tres Marias Islands off the Pacific coast of Mexico. It can be found from very shallow waters to a depth of 13 m (43 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Maximum length: 2 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: known from the holotype taken from Isla Cleopha, Tres Marias Islands, off Mexico.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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