Starksia hassi

Starksia hassi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species: S. hassi
Binomial name
Starksia hassi
Klausewitz, 1958

Starksia hassi, the ringed blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is and inhabitant of coral reefs and can be found at depths of from 6 to 175 m (20 to 574 ft). This species can reach a length of 4 cm (1.6 in) TL.[2]

Starksia hassi can easily move within and below an anemone without being stung by its tentacles, and uses this property for self-defense. It normally rests within the anemone, and hides further into its tentacles when approached.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 Williams, J.T. (2014). Starksia hassi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47144896A48396373.en
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia hassi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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