Emerald clingfish (Acyrtops beryllinus)

Scientific name: Acyrtops beryllinus Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927

Emerald clingfish (Acyrtops beryllinus)

The Emerald clingfish (Acyrtops beryllinus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to Esp?rito Santo, Brazil.

Biology

Spend the entire cycle in beds of turtle grass, Thalassia usually attached to the underside of the blades of the seagrass. Feed on small crustaceans: Isopoda, Amphipoda, Harpacticoida, and Ostracoda. Multiple spawner.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acyrtops beryllinus
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to Esp?rito Santo, Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=2.42; tmax=1; assuming tm

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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