Checkered blenny
Starksia ocellata
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A blenny from the western Atlantic and the Caribbean, from North Carolina to Brazil, from reefs, often inside tube sponges. It reaches 6 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Starksia ocellata
- Family
- Labrisomidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labrisomidae
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Synonyms
- Clinus ocellatus, Starksia ocelata
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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