Acyrtops is a genus of clingfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.
Acyrtops | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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] |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Acyrtops amplicirrus Briggs, 1955 (Flarenostril clingfish)
- Acyrtops beryllinus (Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927) (Emerald clingfish)