Starksia hoesei, the hose blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California where it is known to occur at depths of from 24 to 32 m (79 to 105 ft).[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Douglass F. Hoese of the Australian Museum in Sydney.[3]
Starksia hoesei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Labrisomidae |
Genus: | Starksia |
Species: | S. hoesei
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Binomial name | |
Starksia hoesei Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971
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References
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- ^ Hastings, P. (2010). "Starksia hoesei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183955A8205955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183955A8205955.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Starksia hoesei". FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ 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.