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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Etymology: langi: Named for Michael A. Lang, Director of the Smithsonian Marine Science Network (MSN) and Smithsonian Science Diving Program, in gratitude for the support MSN has provided for our Caribbean fish diversity studies and in recognition of the contributions Michael has made to science diving.

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Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 86414), usually 0 - 3 m (Ref. 86414). Tropical, preferred ?

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Atlantic Ocean: Belize, Honduras and Panama.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86414)

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Dorsal spines (total): 19 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 31 - 32. This species of Starksia is distinguished by the following set of characters: orbital cirrus present; two rows of prominent, very dark blotches on side of body, at least some of those in lower row vertically elongate to oval, rarely round; males with dark, fat, crescent-shaped marking on cheek and without dark blotch on anterior portion of spinous dorsal fin; females with scattered dark spots on lower half of head and on pectoral-fin base; first anal-fin spine in males two-thirds to three-quarters length of male genital papilla; belly naked (Ref. 86414).

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Baldwin, C.C., C.I. Castillo, L.A. Weigt and B.C. Victor, 2011. Seven new species within western Atlantic Starksia atlantica, S. lepicoelia, and S. sluiteri (Teleostei, Labrisomidae), with comments on congruence of DNA barcodes and species. ZooKeys 79:21-72. (Ref. 86414)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Starksia langi Baldwin & Castillo, 2011