Starksia hassi

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Starksia
Species:
S. hassi
Binomial name
Starksia hassi

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]

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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Starksia hassi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. 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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