Biology:Acyrtops

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Acyrtops
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Acyrtops
L. P. Schultz, 1951
Type species
Gobiesox (Rimicola) beryllinus
Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927[1]

Acyrtops is a genus of clingfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Acyrtops amplicirrus Briggs, 1955 (Flarenostril clingfish)
  • Acyrtops beryllinus (Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927) (Emerald clingfish)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Acyrtops". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=5969. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Acyrtops in FishBase. April 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1812629 entry