Species: Starksia greenfieldi, Greenfield’s Blenny

Starksia greenfieldi Baldwin & Castillo, 2011

Greenfield’s Blenny

Body elongate, compressed; bluntly pointed head; eye, nostril and nape cirri unbranched; dorsal fin XIX (XVIII-XX), 8 (7-9), a notch between spines and rays; 1st anal spine of male long, free from rest of fin, modified as sexual organ, no ridge or fold along anal fin base; anal fin II, 16 (15-16); pectorals usually 13; pelvic fins I (internal), 2, inserted before pectoral base; all fin rays unbranched; lateral line continuous, front section arched, rear section straight; belly naked; smooth scales on rear of body.

Head and body pale reddish to pale yellowish-brown, more orange in males; orange marks on head and an orange ring around eye; lower head with a few to many white or pale spots, particularly in male; female without scattered, conspicuous small black spots on lower head and pectoral fin base; male without a dark blotch on preoperculum/operculum; body with 2-3 rows of dark blotches: central row of 6-7 mostly round blotches, top row of 7-10 squarish blotches extending onto dorsal fin base, where there are orange spots, lower row, if present, of 1-4 diffuse oblong to round blotches; male with a dark blotch at front of dorsal fin; soft dorsal and anal fins and tail fin with rows of orange dots.

Reaches 2.5 cm.

Lives on reefs in reef crests, coral rubble and lagoonal reefs.

Depth range: 1-10 m.

The E to SE Caribbean.