Acyrtops
Genus of fishes
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Acyrtops is a genus of clingfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.
| Acyrtops | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| 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)