Starksia lepicoelia

Starksia lepicoelia
	Female (length 25 mm)
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Blennioidei
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Starksia
Species:	S. lepicoelia
Binomial name
	Starksia lepicoelia; J. E. Böhlke & V. G. Springer, 1961

Starksia lepicoelia, known commonly as the blackcheek blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits coral reefs and can be found at depths of from 8 to 20 m (26 to 66 ft). This species can reach a length of 3.4 cm (1.3 in) TL.^[2]

References

^ Williams, J. & Craig, M.T. (2014). Starksia lepicoelia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194908A2367301.en
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Starksia lepicoelia". FishBase. October 2013 version.

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[iucn-1] Williams, J. & Craig, M.T. (2014). Starksia lepicoelia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194908A2367301.en

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Starksia lepicoelia". FishBase. October 2013 version.

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