Starksia

Starksia
Starksia occidentalis
Starksia williamsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Blennioidei
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Starksia D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Type species
Labrosomus cremnobates C. H. Gilbert, 1890
Distribution of species in the S. atlantica, S. lepicoelia, and S. sluiteri groups. Circles show locations for genetically analyzed specimens.[1]
Synonyms
Brannerella C. H. Gilbert, 1900 Andracanthus Longley, 1927

Starksia is a genus of labrisomid blennies native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.^[2] Their typical length is 2 cm (0.79 in) SL.

Species

There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Starksia atlantica Longley, 1934 (Smooth-eye blenny)
• Starksia brasiliensis (C. H. Gilbert, 1900)
• Starksia cremnobates (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Fugitive blenny)
• Starksia culebrae (Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899) (Culebra blenny)
• Starksia elongata C. R. Gilbert, 1971 (Elongate blenny)
• Starksia fasciata (Longley, 1934) (Blackbar blenny)
• Starksia fulva Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Yellow blenny)
• Starksia galapagensis Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Galapagos blenny)
• Starksia grammilaga Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Pinstriped blenny)
• Starksia greenfieldi C. C. Baldwin & Castillo, 2011 (Greenfield's blenny)
• Starksia guadalupae Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Guadalupe blenny)
• Starksia guttata (Fowler, 1931) (Spotted blenny)
• Starksia hassi Klausewitz, 1958 (Ringed blenny)
• Starksia hoesei Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Hose blenny)
• Starksia langi C. C. Baldwin & Castillo, 2011 (Lang's blenny)
• Starksia lepicoelia J. E. Böhlke & V. G. Springer, 1961 (Blackcheek blenny)
• Starksia lepidogaster Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Scalybelly blenny)
• Starksia leucovitta J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Whitesaddle blenny)
• Starksia melasma J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Black spot blenny)
• Starksia multilepis J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Manyscaled blenny)
• Starksia nanodes J. E. Böhlke & V. G. Springer, 1961 (Dwarf blenny)
• Starksia occidentalis D. W. Greenfield, 1979 (Occidental blenny)
• Starksia ocellata (Steindachner, 1876) (Checkered blenny)
• Starksia posthon Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Brown-spotted blenny)
• Starksia rava J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Tawny blenny)
• Starksia robertsoni C. C. Baldwin, Victor & Castillo, 2011 (Robertson's blenny)
• Starksia sangreyae Castillo & C. C. Baldwin, 2011 (Sangrey's blenny)
• Starksia sella J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Darksaddle blenny)
• Starksia sluiteri (Metzelaar, 1919) (Chessboard blenny)
• Starksia smithvanizi J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Brokenbar blenny)
• Starksia spinipenis (Al-Uthman, 1960) (Phallic blenny)
• Starksia springeri Castillo & C. C. Baldwin, 2011 (Springer's blenny)
• Starksia starcki C. R. Gilbert, 1971 (Key blenny)
• Starksia variabilis D. W. Greenfield, 1979 (Variable blenny)
• Starksia weigti C. C. Baldwin & Castillo, 2011 (Weigt's blenny)
• Starksia williamsi C. C. Baldwin & Castillo, 2011 (Williams's blenny)
• Starksia y-lineata C. R. Gilbert, 1965 (Forked bar blenny)

References

1. Baldwin, Carole; Castillo, Cristina; Weigt, Lee; Victor, Benjamin (2011). "Seven new species within western Atlantic Starksia atlantica, S. Lepicoelia, and S. Sluiteri (Teleostei, Labrisomidae), with comments on congruence of DNA barcodes and species". ZooKeys. 79 (79): 21–72. doi:10.3897/zookeys.79.1045. PMC 3088046. PMID 21594143.
2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Starksia in FishBase. October 2013 version.