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Weigt's Blenny (Starksia weigti)
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Weigt's Blenny (Starksia weigti) specimen
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Labrisomidae

Weigt's Blenny

Starksia weigti

Endemic Blenny of the Caribbean Sea

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

Starksia weigti, the Weigt's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny known only from the Caribbean coastal waters of Belize at depths of from 6 to 8 metres (20 to 26 ft). It was previously known as Starksia lepicoelia, and is also closely related to Starksia williamsi and Starksia robertsoni. It is named after Lee A. Weigt, head of the Smithsonian's Laboratories of Analytical Biology.

Maximum length
2.4 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: Belize and Honduras.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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