''Starksia'' is a genus of

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blennies native to the western

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and the eastern

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. Their typical length is SL. The generic name honours the

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Edwin Chapin Starks Edwin Chapin Starks (born in Baraboo, Wisconsin on January 25, 1867; died December 29, 1932) was an ichthyologist most associated with Stanford University. He was known as an authority on the osteology of fish. He also did studies of fish of the P ...

(1867-1932) of Stanford University for his work on Pacific coastal fishes. As a genus ''Starksia'' is distinguished from other labrisomids by their scaled bodies, two obvious soft rays in the pelvic fin and the male's have an intromittent organ which is near to or attached to the first spine of their anal fins, which is also somewhat separated from the fin.

Species

There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Starksia atlantica'' Longley, 1934 (Smooth-eye blenny) * '' Starksia brasiliensis'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1900) * '' Starksia cremnobates'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Fugitive blenny) * '' Starksia culebrae'' ( Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899) (Culebra blenny) * '' Starksia elongata'' C. R. Gilbert, 1971 (Elongate blenny) * '' Starksia fasciata'' ( Longley, 1934) (Blackbar blenny) * '' Starksia fulva''

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& L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Yellow blenny) * '' Starksia galapagensis''

& L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Galapagos blenny) * '' Starksia grammilaga''

& L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Pinstriped blenny) * '' Starksia greenfieldi''

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& Castillo, 2011 (Greenfield's blenny) * '' Starksia guadalupae''

& L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Guadalupe blenny) * '' Starksia guttata'' ( Fowler, 1931) (Spotted blenny) * '' Starksia hassi'' Klausewitz, 1958 (Ringed blenny) * '' Starksia hoesei''

& L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Hose blenny) * '' Starksia langi''

& Castillo, 2011 (Lang's blenny) * '' Starksia lepicoelia'' J. E. Böhlke & V. G. Springer, 1961 (Blackcheek blenny) * '' Starksia lepidogaster''

& L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Scalybelly blenny) * '' Starksia leucovitta'' J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Whitesaddle blenny) * '' Starksia melasma'' J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Black spot blenny) * '' Starksia multilepis'' J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Manyscaled blenny) * '' Starksia nanodes'' J. E. Böhlke & V. G. Springer, 1961 (Dwarf blenny) * '' Starksia occidentalis'' D. W. Greenfield, 1979 (Occidental blenny) * '' Starksia ocellata'' ( Steindachner, 1876) (Checkered blenny) * '' Starksia posthon''

& L. R. Taylor, 1971 (Brown-spotted blenny) * '' Starksia rava'' J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Tawny blenny) * '' Starksia robertsoni''

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& Castillo, 2011 (Robertson's blenny) * '' Starksia sangreyae'' Castillo &

, 2011 (Sangrey's blenny) * '' Starksia sella'' J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Darksaddle blenny) * '' Starksia sluiteri'' ( Metzelaar, 1919) (Chessboard blenny) * '' Starksia smithvanizi'' J. T. Williams & Mounts, 2003 (Brokenbar blenny) * '' Starksia spinipenis'' ( Al-Uthman, 1960) (Phallic blenny) * '' Starksia splendens''

, 2018 (Splendid shy blenny) * '' Starksia springeri'' Castillo &

, 2011 (Springer's blenny) * '' Starksia starcki'' C. R. Gilbert, 1971 (Key blenny) * '' Starksia variabilis'' D. W. Greenfield, 1979 (Variable blenny) * '' Starksia weigti''

& Castillo, 2011 (Weigt's blenny) * '' Starksia williamsi''

& Castillo, 2011 (Williams's blenny) * '' Starksia y-lineata'' C. R. Gilbert, 1965 (Forked bar blenny)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2650434 Labrisomidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann