Starksia sluiteri

Starksia sluiteri
	Male
	Female
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. sluiteri
Binomial name
	Starksia sluiteri; (Metzelaar, 1919)
Synonyms
	Brannerella sluiteri Metzelaar, 1919;

Starksia sluiteri, the chessboard blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of Brazil including Atol das Rocas and St. Paul's Rocks. This species is an inhabitant of reefs where it prefers areas with rubble or crevices in which to hide. It can be found at depths of from 5 to 40 m (16 to 131 ft). This species can reach a length of 2.8 cm (1.1 in) SL.^[2]

References

^ Williams, J. & Craig, M.T. (2014). Starksia sluiteri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194912A2367847.en
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Starksia sluiteri". FishBase. October 2013 version.

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[iucn-1] Williams, J. & Craig, M.T. (2014). Starksia sluiteri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194912A2367847.en

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

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