"He must, so know the starfish and the student biologist who sits at the feet of living things, proliferate in all
directions. Having certain tendencies, he must move along their lines to the limit of their potentialities."

John Steinbeck - Log from the Sea of Cortez

Sunday, June 16, 2013

New Caribbean blenny

Haptoclinus dropi
From Zookeys, this report of a new haptoclinid blenny.  Haptoclinus dropi is tiny, about an inch long, and has the unusual four-sectioned dorsal fin of the other members of the genus.  It was discovered in the southern Caribbean at depths of about 160 meters as part of the Smithonian's Deep Reef Observation Project using the manned submersible Curasub.  The Curasub, which operates out of Substation Curacao, normally operates carrying tourists to depths of over 300 meters.

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