Acyrtus

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Acyrtus

Genus of fishes

Acyrtus is a genus of clingfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Quick Facts Acyrtus, Scientific classification ...

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

  • Acyrtus artius Briggs, 1955 (Papillate clingfish)
  • Acyrtus lanthanum Conway, C. C. Baldwin & M. D. White, 2014 (Orange-spotted clingfish) [2]
  • Acyrtus pauciradiatus C. L. S. Sampaio, Nunes & L. F. Mendes, 2004
  • Acyrtus rubiginosus Poey, 1868 (Red clingfish)
Papillate Clingfish (A. artius) - Ventral view showing pelvic disk

References

  1. [1]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Acyrtus in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  2. [2]
    Conway, Kevin W.; Baldwin, Carole; White, Macaulay D. (2014). "Cryptic Diversity and Venom Glands in Western Atlantic Clingfishes of the Genus Acyrtus (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae)". PLOS ONE. 9 (5): e97664. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097664. PMC 4019652. PMID 24825326.


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