| Acyrtus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Papillate Clingfish (A. artius) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiesociformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiesocinae |
| Genus: | Acyrtus L. P. Schultz, 1944 |
| Type species | |
| Sicyases rubiginosus Poey, 1868 | |
Acyrtus is a genus of clingfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean.[1]
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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Acyrtus in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ 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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