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分类 / 名称 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(属, 种) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Etymology: splendens:Name from Latin 'splendens' for shining, brilliant, or splendid; referring to the impressive appearance of mature males of the species; an indeclinable adjective. Eponymy: Edwin Chapin Starks (1867–1932) was an American ichthyologist who was an authority on the osteology of fish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
背棘 (总数) : 19 - 20; 背的软条 (总数) : 8 - 9; 臀棘: 2; 臀鳍软条: 17. This species of Starksia is distinguished by having a scaled body, with only two apparent soft pelvic-fin rays, and a male intromittent organ attached to or separate from a first anal-fin spine separate to some degree from remainder of fin; in the species complex of S. lepicoelia, with mostly scaled abdomen, an orbital cirrus, male intromittent organ completely separate from first anal-fin spine, and with 13 pectoral-fin rays; Colouration: two discrete black bars on preorbital portion of lower lip in both females and males, and greatly extended, ribbon-like, white orbital cirri in mature males (Ref. 121206). Cross section: oval.
Victor, B.C., 2018. Starksia splendens, a new endemic labrisomid blenny from the Cayman Islands (Teleostei: Labrisomidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 31:54-73. (Ref. 121206)
世界自然保护联盟红皮书 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
