Stathmonotus tekla is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in the Caribbean Sea from southern Florida through the West Indies and the coast of Central America to Colombia.[2] It occurs in rubble areas near reefs which are covered by mats of algae and sponges or within beds of finger coral, normally in waters less than 10 metres (33 ft) deep.[1]

Stathmonotus tekla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Stathmonotus
Species:
S. tekla
Binomial name
Stathmonotus tekla
Nichols, 1910

References

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  1. ^ a b Williams, J.T. (2014). "Stathmonotus tekla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47143351A48360938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47143351A48360938.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stathmonotus tekla". FishBase. February 2019 version.