Acyrtops is a genus of clingfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.
| Acyrtops | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
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Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Acyrtops amplicirrus Briggs, 1955 (Flarenostril clingfish)
- Acyrtops beryllinus (Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927) (Emerald clingfish)
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Acyrtops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acyrtops". FishBase. April 2019 version.
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