Starksia spinipenis
| Starksia spinipenis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Starksia |
| Species: | S. spinipenis |
| Binomial name | |
| Starksia spinipenis (Al-Uthman, 1960) | |
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Starksia spinipenis, the Phallic blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Mexico from the Gulf of California to Acapulco. It prefers shallow sandy areas with weed growth. This species can reach a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.[2]
References
- ↑ Hastings, P. 2010. Starksia spinipenis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 December 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia spinipenis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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