Red clingfish (Acyrtus rubiginosus)

Scientific name: Acyrtus rubiginosus Poey, 1868

Red clingfish (Acyrtus rubiginosus)

The Red clingfish (Acyrtus rubiginosus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bahamas and the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Grand Cayman, Isla de Providencia, western Caribbean from Mexico to Honduras.

Biology

Upper lip widest at middle; no papillae in central part of disk.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acyrtus rubiginosus
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.5
Depth range
0–4 m (0–13 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 4 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bahamas and the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Grand Cayman, Isla de Providencia, western Caribbean from Mexico to Honduras.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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