Haptoclinus dropi
| Haptoclinus dropi | |
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| holotype against a dark backdrop | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| Family: | Labrisomidae |
| Genus: | Haptoclinus |
| Species: | H. dropi |
| Binomial name | |
| Haptoclinus dropi C. C. Baldwin & D. R. Robertson, 2013 | |
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.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after the Smithsonian Institution's Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP), under which program this species was discovered.[2] The proposed common name, "Four-fin blenny", is based on the species' dorsal fin configuration.[1]
References
- 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.
- ↑ Baldwin, CC (2013). "Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP): A Smithsonian - substation Curaçao collaboration". In: Lang, M.A., and M.D.J. Sayer, editors. 2013. 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. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
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