galapagensis, Starksia Rosenblatt [R. H.] & Taylor [L. R., Jr.] 1971:456, Figs. 5, 8 [Pacific Science v. 25 (no. 3); ref. 3811] Isla Genovesa (Tower Island), Galápagos Islands, depth 10-15 feet. Holotype: SIO 70-246 [ex UCLA 67-35]. Paratypes: LACM 20824-25 (4, 5), 21020-21 (1, 3), 21023 (4); SIO 12-3083 (8) (ex UCLA W67-43), 15-182 (5, not 4) (ex UCLA W64-42), 15-1018 (33, not 32) (ex UCLA W67-36), 15-1293 (9) (ex UCLA W67-33), 64-1012 (4), 70-246 [ex UCLA 67-35] (49), 64-1017 (13) (ex UCLA 64-38); SMF 15752-53 (2); USNM 205467 [ex UCLA 64-16] (9). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:19 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Starksia galapagensis Rosenblatt & Taylor 1971 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:236 [ref. 22193], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:531 [ref. 24023], Herrera & Lavenberg 1999:3 [ref. 24180], Hastings & Springer 2009:7 [ref. 30391], Patzner et al. 2009:464 [ref. 30396], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:194 [ref. 30957], Victor 2018:70 [ref. 36255]). Current status: Valid as Starksia galapagensis Rosenblatt & Taylor 1971. Labrisomidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.