Briggsia hastingsi Craig & Randall 2009

A monotypic genus of Aspasminae with no prominent vertical ridges on side of body; head large,its length 2.5 in SL; head width 3.9 in SL; body depth 6.1 in SL; disc double and moderately large, 3.9 in SL; dorsal and anal fins small, posterior on body, each with 4 rays; pectoral rays 23; gill rakers on second arch 9, on third arch 10 (Ref. 82558).A species of aspasimine gobiesocid with dorsal and anal fins posterior on body, each with 4rays; pectoral rays 23; caudal fin broad and rounded, with 10 principal rays; gill rakers on first gill arch 9, on third arch 10; head large, its length 2.5 in SL; body depth 6.1 in SL; disc double and well-separated; disc length 3.9 in SL; disc width 4.4 in SL; color in alcohol uniform tan; color when fresh dark reddish gray withnumerous blue dots on side of body except posteriorly, and a few on postorbital head; a dark purplish brown stripe from front of snout, continuing posterior to eye; head ventral to stripe yellowish white; a distinct orangering around pupil (Ref. 82558).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Analsoft rays: 4; Vertebrae: 29

Briggsia hastingsi is a species of clingfish so far only known from Rahah Bay, Oman. This species grows to a length of 2.2 centimetres (0.87 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. It was described in 2009 from the only known specimen by Matthew T. Craig and John E. Randall. The generic name honours the clingfish systematicist John Carmon Briggs (1920-2018) of the Georgia Museum of Natural History while the specific name honours Philip A. Hastings of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, who was the PhD supervisor of Matthew T. Craig and who sparked his interest in clingfishes.