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