Starksia williamsi
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Starksia williamsi, the Williams's blenny is a species of labrisomid blenny known only from the Saba Bank in the Netherlands Antilles where it occurs at depths of from 15 to 28 m (49 to 92 ft). It was previously known as Starksia lepicoelia, and is also closely related to Starksia weigti and Starksia robertsoni. It was named after Jeffrey T. Williams, a scientist from Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History known for his work on Starksia. This species can reach a length of 2.1 cm (0.83 in).[2]
References
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- ^ Williams, J.T. & Craig, M.T. (2015). Starksia williamsi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194910A67937574.en
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Starksia williamsi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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