Starksia springeri Castillo & Baldwin 2011

This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: absence of orbital cirrus; trunk with irregular dark blotches on pale background; pectoral-fin base with relatively straight margins defining pale gap that separates two dark blotches; cheek with distinct dark and pale markings, the anterior part of cheek with prominent dark blotch, anteroventral and posterior margins of blotch well defined by pale regions; posterior pale area on cheek bordered posteriorly by thin, dark, anteroventral-to-posterodorsal streak of pigment along distal edge of preopercle (Ref. 86414).

Dorsal spines (total): 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 15; Vertebrae: 32

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SeeTable 1.The female holotype is the only complete specimen available. Counts in parentheses are those for the holotype. Few counts could be made on partial specimens; when available, counts of partial specimens precede those of holotype. Dorsal spines (XVIII); segmented dorsal rays (8); total dorsal elements (26); anal spines (II); segmented anal rays (15); dorsal segmented caudal-fin rays (7); ventral segmented caudal-fin rays (6); dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays (5); ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays (5); segmented pelvic-fin rays 2 (2); pectoral-fin rays 14 (14); vertebrae (10+22= 32); infraorbital pores paired or unpaired, usually 1–3 pairs (3 pairs); if only one pair of pores, pair situated at 3 o’clock; 3 pairs in holotype located at 3, 5, and 6 o’clock; orbital cirri absent; nape cirri present; anterior nostril cirri present; belly and pectoral-fin base completely naked. Specimens examined ranging from 12.0 to 19.0mm SL; HL 25–32% SL (32% in holotype); genital-papilla length in 15.0-mm SL paratype 0.3 mm, one-fourth length of first anal spine (broken); papilla adhered to spine proximally. Note: the presence of a small but measurable genital papilla on 15.0-mm SL paratype suggests that it is a male: although femaleStarksiasometimes have a small genital papilla, the 19 mm female holotype does not. As noted below, the 15 mm paratype has a pupil-size dark spot at posterior base of anal fin, which usually characterizes females. We tentatively recognize this paratype as a male.

Known only from Curacao, Netherland Antilles.