Labrisomidae

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Duration 12 seconds

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Duration 31 seconds

Exerpes asper Jordan & Evermann, Guaymas, Mexico. Family Blenniidae.

Labrisomus nuchipinnis (Quoy & Gaimard).

Malacoctenus culebrae.

Figure 1.Haptoclinus dropi, sp. n., holotype, USNM 414915, 21.5 mm SL, female. Both photographs were taken after the fish was in preservation for several months, the top image against a white background, the bottom against a black background. Photographs by Ian Silver-Gorges.

Figure 1.Neighbor-joining tree derived from cytochrome c oxidase I sequences showing genetically distinct lineages of western Atlantic Starksia.

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Duration 11 seconds

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Duration 7 seconds

Ericteis kalisherae. Type.

Figure 2.Haptoclinus dropi, sp. n., holotype, USNM 414915, 21.5 mm SL, female. Both photographs were taken soon after the fish was captured, the top image against a white background, the bottom against a black background.

Figure 2.Male and female color patterns of Starksia sangreyae: A USNM 398932, holotype, BLZ 5111, 16.0 mm SL, male B USNM 398933, BLZ 5033, 16.5 mm SL, female. C–D Diagnostic patterns of cheek pigment of preserved female and male – C USNM 276147, 15.0 mm SL, male D USNM 321073, 18.0 mm SL, female. Photographs by Carole Baldwin, Cristina Castillo, Donald Griswold, and Julie Mounts.

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Duration 11 seconds

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Duration 18 seconds, Shot includes Stegastes beebei (Southern whitetail gregory)

Figure 4.Comparisons among species of the Starksia atlantica complex. Left to right for each row -- Starksia atlantica: AMNH 241247; USNM 399621, BAH 8176, 15.0 mm SL; USNM 386971, 19.0 mm SL; USNM 386242, 17.0 mm SL. Starksia sangreyae: (Note: top and bottom images in first two columns represent Starksia sangreyae A and Starksia sangreyae B genetic sublineages, respectively.) Males – USNM 398936 (top), paratype, BLZ 8028, 17.0 mm SL and USNM 398937 (bottom), paratype, BLZ 8029, 17 mm SL; Females – USNM 398934 (top), paratype, BLZ 5161, 17.0 mm SL and USNM 398940 (bottom), paratype, BLZ 8353, 16.0 mm SL; preserved – USNM 276147, paratype, 15.5 mm SL; USNM 321073, paratype, 18.0 mm SL. Starksia springeri: USNM 399658, paratype, CUR 8148, 15.0 mm SL; USNM 398945, holotype, CUR 08-10, 19.0 mm SL; Starksia sp. (Saba): SABA-06-01, 15.0 mm SL (no voucher).Photographs by Carole Baldwin, Cristina Castillo, Donald Griswold, Julie Mounts, Ross Robertson, James Van Tassell, and Jeffrey Williams.

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Duration 12 seconds

Figure 1.Neighbor-joining tree derived from cytochrome c oxidase I sequences showing genetically distinct lineages of western Atlantic Starksia.

Figure 3.A Color pattern of Starksia springeri, USNM 399658, CUR 8148, paratype, 15.0 mm SL, male(?) B diagnostic pigment pattern on cheek and pectoral-fin base in preserved Starksia springeri, USNM 398945, holotype, 19.0 mm SL, female. Photographs by Carole Baldwin, Cristina Castillo, and Donald Griswold.

Figure 4.Comparisons among species of the Starksia atlantica complex. Left to right for each row -- Starksia atlantica: AMNH 241247; USNM 399621, BAH 8176, 15.0 mm SL; USNM 386971, 19.0 mm SL; USNM 386242, 17.0 mm SL. Starksia sangreyae: (Note: top and bottom images in first two columns represent Starksia sangreyae A and Starksia sangreyae B genetic sublineages, respectively.) Males – USNM 398936 (top), paratype, BLZ 8028, 17.0 mm SL and USNM 398937 (bottom), paratype, BLZ 8029, 17 mm SL; Females – USNM 398934 (top), paratype, BLZ 5161, 17.0 mm SL and USNM 398940 (bottom), paratype, BLZ 8353, 16.0 mm SL; preserved – USNM 276147, paratype, 15.5 mm SL; USNM 321073, paratype, 18.0 mm SL. Starksia springeri: USNM 399658, paratype, CUR 8148, 15.0 mm SL; USNM 398945, holotype, CUR 08-10, 19.0 mm SL; Starksia sp. (Saba): SABA-06-01, 15.0 mm SL (no voucher).Photographs by Carole Baldwin, Cristina Castillo, Donald Griswold, Julie Mounts, Ross Robertson, James Van Tassell, and Jeffrey Williams.

Figure 1.Neighbor-joining tree derived from cytochrome c oxidase I sequences showing genetically distinct lineages of western Atlantic Starksia.

Figure 7.Male and female color patterns of Starksia weigti: A USNM 399648, holotype, BLZ 5010, 25.0 mm SL, male B BLZ 6121 (no voucher), 18.0 mm SL, female C–D close-up views of diagnostic spotting on lips in life – C BLZ 6120,24.0 mm SL (no voucher), male D USNM 399650, BLZ 5193, 24.0 mm SL, female. Photographs by Carole Baldwin and Julie Mounts.

Figure 10.Comparisons among species of the Starksia lepicoelia complex. Left to right: Starksia lepicoelia (BAH): USNM 399928, BAH 10050, 25.0 mm SL; USNM 399617, BAH 8079, 19.0 mm SL; USNM 399921, BAH 9103, 26.0 mm SL; USNM 386972, 14.0 mm SL; Starksia lepicoelia (TCI): USNM 399638, TCI 9291, 23.5 mm SL; USNM 399641, TCI 9294, 25.5 mm SL; USNM 399642, 23.0 mm SL; USNM 399641, TCI 9294, 25.5 mm SL; Starksia weigti: BLZ 6120, 24.0 mm SL (no voucher); USNM 399650, BLZ 5193, 24.0 mm SL; USNM 399648, BLZ 5010, holotype, 20.5 mm SL; USNM 274922, paratype, 20.0 m SL; Starksia williamsi: USNM 387767, 19.8 mm SL; USNM 387767, 20.2 mm SL; USNM 387675, holotype, 21.0 mm SL; USNM 387869, paratype, 19.5 mm SL; Starksia robertsoni: AMNH 249642, paratype, 21.5 mm SL; USNM 399909, PAN 1419, paratype, 21.0 mm SL; AMNH 249667, holotype, 22.0 mm SL. Photographs by Carole Baldwin, Cristina Castillo, Donald Griswold, Ross Robertson, James Van Tassell, and Jeffrey Williams.

Figure 11.A Comparisons of head pigment of preserved males and females among species of the Starksia lepicoelia complex. Starksia lepicoelia: A USNM 399921, BAH 9103, 26.0 mm SL, male B USNM 399617, BAH 8079, 19.0 mm SL, female; Starksia weigti: C USNM 399648, BLZ 5010, holotype, 20.5 mm SL, male D USNM 399651, BLZ 8024, paratype, 19.0 mm SL, female; Starksia williamsi: E USNM 387675, holotype, 21.0 mm SL, male F USNM 387869, paratype, 19.5 mm SL, female; Starksia robertsoni: G USNM 399913, paratype, 18.0 mm SL, male H AMNH 249667, holotype, 22.0 mm SL, female. Photographs by Carole Baldwin, Cristina Castillo, and Donald Griswold.

Figure 1.Neighbor-joining tree derived from cytochrome c oxidase I sequences showing genetically distinct lineages of western Atlantic Starksia.