Starksia robertsoni

Starksia robertsoni, the Robertson's blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Caribbean coast of Panama and Islas de Las Dos Hermanas near Portobelo. It was previously included in Starksia lepicoelia, and is also closely related to Starksia weigti and Starksia williamsi. It is named after D. Ross Robertson, a scientist from Smithsonian Institution. Males of this species can reach a length of 2.1 cm (0.83 in) SL while females are slightly larger at 2.2 cm (0.87 in).^[3]

Starksia robertsoni
Male (length 20 mm)
Female (length 22 mm)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Labrisomidae
Genus:	Starksia
Species:	S. robertsoni
Binomial name
Starksia robertsoni C. C. Baldwin, Victor & Castillo, 2011[2]