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Acyrtus

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Acyrtus
Papillate Clingfish (A. artius)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

Papillate Clingfish (A. artius) - Ventral view showing pelvic disk

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acyrtus". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  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.