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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 51183 | Dennis, G.D., D. Hensley, P.L. Colin and J.J. Kimmel, 2004. New records of marine fishes from the Puerto Rican plateau. Caribb. J. Sci. 40(1):70-87. | 2004 | Starksia smithvanizi | 80 |
| 128868 | Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins, 2023. Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. | 2023 | Starksia smithvanizi | 1218 |
| 130435 | IUCN, 2025. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | 2025 | Starksia smithvanizi | ver.2025-2 |