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Acyrtops beryllinus (Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1927) Emerald clingfish |
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photo by
Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A. |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits), subfamily: Gobiesocinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 1 years | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to Espírito Santo, Brazil (Ref. 57756). | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Spend the entire cycle in beds of turtle grass, Thalassia (Ref. 51567) usually attached to the underside of the blades of the seagrass (Ref. 7251). Feed on small crustaceans: Isopoda, Amphipoda, Harpacticoida, and Ostracoda (Ref. 5521). Multiple spawner (Ref. 51567). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||