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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Etymology: weigti: Named for Lee A. Weigt, Head of the Smithsonian’s Laboratories of Analytical Biology.
Eponymy: Edwin Chapin Starks (1867–1932) was an American ichthyologist who was an authority on the osteology of fish. [...] Lee Alan Weigt (d: 1960) is an American scientist who is the Director of the Smithsonian’s Laboratories of Analytical Biology at the Natural History Museum. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Marine; benthopelagic, usually 6 - 8 m (Ref. 86414). Tropical

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Atlantic Ocean: Belize and Honduras.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86414); 1.9 cm (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 19 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17; Vertebrae: 31 - 33. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: presence of orbital cirrus; scaled belly; pale trunk (pale red in life), no distinct bars or other markings; when alive, lips peppered with white spots and lacrimal region with a row of small white spots; in preserved specimens, jaws usually with lightly scattered melanophores, without distinct banding or dark bars; scattered melanophores on entire gular region; total dorsal elements usually 27; total vertebrae usually 32; dorsal spines + anal soft rays + vertebrae modally 75 (Ref. 86414).

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Baldwin, C.C., C.I. Castillo, L.A. Weigt and B.C. Victor, 2011. Seven new species within western Atlantic Starksia atlantica, S. lepicoelia, and S. sluiteri (Teleostei, Labrisomidae), with comments on congruence of DNA barcodes and species. ZooKeys 79:21-72. (Ref. 86414)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 March 2011

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00222 - 0.01301), b=3.08 (2.87 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Starksia weigti Baldwin & Castillo, 2011