Kingdom Animalia Suborder Blennioidei Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Class Actinopterygii Family Labrisomidae Genus Haptoclinus Order Perciformes | |
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Similar Starksia, Malacoctenus boehlkei, Paraclinus, Malacoctenus macropus, Labrisomid | ||
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
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