Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 19; Vertebrae: 36. This species is distinguished from its congener (apectolophus) by the following set of characters: DL III-I-XIII,12; A 19; pectoral-fin rays 12; precaudal vertebrae 12; first dorsal-fin spine longer than second dorsal-fin spine; no scales; posterior nostril without fleshy flap; trunk, dorsal and anal fins with spotted pigment pattern in preservative (Ref. 93751).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Labrisomidae

Genus: Haptoclinus

Species: Haptoclinus dropi Baldwin & Robertson, 2013

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

associated