Haptoclinus dropi

Haptoclinus dropi
holotype against a dark backdrop
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Haptoclinus
Species:
H. dropi
Binomial name
Haptoclinus dropi

Haptoclinus dropi, the Four-fin blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny only known to occur off of Curaçao in the Caribbean where it was collected from a deep-sea reef at a depth between 157 and 167 metres (515 and 548 ft). The only specimen collected, a female, measured 2.15 centimetres (0.85 in) SL.

Etymology

The species is named after the Smithsonian Institution's Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP), under which program this species was discovered. The proposed common name, "Four-fin blenny", is based on the species' dorsal fin configuration.

References

  1. ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Haptoclinus dropi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T47259883A47462021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47259883A47462021.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Baldwin, C.C. & Robertson, D.R. (2013): A new Haptoclinus blenny (Teleostei, Labrisomidae) from deep reefs off Curaçao, southern Caribbean, with comments on relationships of the genus. ZooKeys, 306: 71–81.
  3. ↑ Baldwin, CC (2013). Lang, M.A.; M.D.J. Sayer (eds.). "Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP): A Smithsonian - substation Curaçao collaboration". Proceedings of the 2013 AAUS/ESDP Curaçao Joint International Scientific Diving Symposium, October 24–27, 2013, Curaçao. Dauphin Island, AL. American Academy of Underwater Sciences. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)