Flarenostril clingfish (Acyrtops amplicirrus)

Scientific name: Acyrtops amplicirrus Briggs, 1955

The Flarenostril clingfish (Acyrtops amplicirrus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, the Caribbean.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acyrtops amplicirrus
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: the Caribbean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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