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Starksia langi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Suborder
  
Blennioidei

Scientific name
  
Starksia langi

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Labrisomidae

Rank
  
Species

Starksia langi

Starksia langi, the Lang's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean coast of Central America from Belize to Panama. It is found in shallow waters of usually 3 m (9.8 ft) or less. This species reach a length of 1.7 cm (0.67 in) SL. It is named after Michael A. Lang, Director of the Smithsonian Marine Science Network and Smithsonian Science Diving Program. It is a prey of the lionfish.

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Starksia langi Wikipedia