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Yellow blenny (Starksia fulva)
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Yellow blenny (Starksia fulva) specimen
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Labrisomidae

Yellow blenny

Starksia fulva

Blenny Over Sandy Bottoms

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Starksia fulva, known commonly as the yellow blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from Costa Rica to Ecuador. It is found in shallow weedy or sandy habitats at depths of from 1 to 3 m (3.3 to 9.8 ft).

Maximum length
4.5 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Ecuador.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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