Black spot blenny (Starksia melasma)

Scientific name: Starksia melasma Williams & Mounts, 2003

The Black spot blenny (Starksia melasma) is a marine fish of the family Labrisomidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico and Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 18 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 31 - 32

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Starksia melasma
Family
Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.1
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico and Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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