Starksia hassi
| Starksia hassi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Starksia |
| Species: | S. hassi |
| Binomial name | |
| Starksia hassi Klausewitz, 1958 | |
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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 sea 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]
The specific name honours the Austrian biologist and underwater diving pioneer Hans Hass (1919–2013) who was the leader of the expedition on which the type of this species was collected.[3]
References
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- 1 2 Williams, J.T. (2014). "Starksia hassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T47144896A48396373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47144896A48396373.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Starksia hassi". FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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