Species: Haptoclinus apectolophus, Uncombed Blenny, Uncombed Fourfin Blenny

Haptoclinus apectolophus Bohlke & Robins, 1974

Uncombed Blenny, Uncombed Fourfin Blenny

Body elongate; head large, pointed, without spines or papillae; front nostril in a long tube, rear nostril a hole with a flap; mouth large, oblique, opens at the front; front edge of the top lip free of snout; teeth small, pointed, on both jaws (1 row, a second inner row of 2-5 teeth at front) and in 1 row on center and sides of roof of mouth; no opercular spine; dorsal fin in 4 parts, III+I+XIII-XIV spines, spine II is longest, a low membrane connecting last spine & 1st ray, + 13-14 rays, fin starts on head, over preoperculum; anal fin II, 20 (20-21); pectoral 13, pointed in center, reaches back to over 3rd anal fin ray; pelvic fin I, 3, last ray reduced to a tiny knob the size of the rudimentary spine; tail fin truncate; fin rays all unbranched; body covered with small, smooth, thin overlapping scales except on front of back and on belly; 41 scales along mid-side; no lateral line tubes or canals on body.

Color (preserved fish): pale, more pigment on lower half of head and body than on top half; dorsal fin with 1st spine dark, rest of fin speckled with tiny spots; tail fin clear; anal fin with basal 2/3 darker than any other fin, outer 1/3 clear.

Reaches 3.1cm

Lives on soft bottom.

Depth range: 174-366 m.

Known only from 2 specimens collected at Arrowsmith Bank, NW Caribbean.