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Acyrtus
Sign in to saveAcyrtus is a genus of clingfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
Species
Red Clingfish
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderGobiesociformes
- FamilyGobiesocidae
Habitatmarine
Observations36
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 48
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Gobiesocidae
- Collections
- SIO, CAS, UF, USNM, OMNH
- Recorded in
- Puerto Rico, Trinidad And Tobago, Mexico, Virgin Islands (Usa), Belize, Bahama Islands, Curacao, Dominican Republic
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gobiesocidae
- Image
- Acyrtus artius - pone.0010676.g159.png
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Acyrtus is a genus of clingfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
==Species== There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: Acyrtus artius Briggs, 1955 (Papillate clingfish) Acyrtus lanthanum Conway, C. C. Baldwin & M. D. White, 2014 (Orange-spotted clingfish) Acyrtus pauciradiatus C. L. S. Sampaio, Nunes & L. F. Mendes, 2004 Acyrtus rubiginosus Poey, 1868 (Red clingfish) Acyrtus simon Gasparini & Pinheiro, 2022
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