Starksia ocellata, the checkered blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from North Carolina, United States, to Brazil. This species is an inhabitant of reefs at depths of from 2to and can often be found living inside of tube sponges. It can reach a length of 6cm (02inches) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.