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Starksia ocellata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Suborder
  
Blennioidei

Scientific name
  
Starksia ocellata

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Labrisomidae

Rank
  
Species

Starksia ocellata

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Starksia ocellata, the checkered blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from North Carolina, United States, to Brazil. This species is an inhabitant of reefs at depths of from 2 to 20 m (6.6 to 65.6 ft) and can often be found living inside of tube sponges. It can reach a length of 6 cm (2.4 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

References

Starksia ocellata Wikipedia