Species: Starksia greenfieldi, Greenfield’s Blenny
male: D front spot

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.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Rocks
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic worms
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Live birth
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Antilles endemic
- Caribbean endemic
- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- Island (s) only
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 2.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 10