Starksia hoesei

Starksia hoesei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Starksia
Species:	S. hoesei
Binomial name
Starksia hoesei Rosenblatt & L. R. Taylor, 1971

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]

References

1. 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.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Starksia hoesei". FishBase. October 2013 version.
3. 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.