''Starksia robertsoni'', the Robertson's blenny, is a species of

labrisomid Labrisomids are small blennioids (blennies), percomorph marine fish belonging to the family Labrisomidae. Found mostly in the tropical Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, the family contains about 110 species in 15 genera. Stockier than the average bl ...

blenny native to the Caribbean coast of

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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

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. Males of this species can reach a length of SL while females are slightly larger at .

References

robertsoni Fish of the Caribbean Taxa named by Carole C. Baldwin Taxa named by Benjamin C. Victor Taxa named by Cristina I. Castillo Fish described in 2011 {{Labrisomidae-stub