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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes) > Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Gobiesocinae
Etymology: Acyrtus: Greek, a = without + Greek, kyrtos, -e, -on = bent + Greek, ops = shape (Ref. 45335); pauciradiatus: Specific name derived from Latin 'pauciradiatus', meaning having few rays, in reference to the dorsal, anal and pectoral fin rays, which have fewer rays than the other members of the genus.

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Marine; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?

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Southwestern Atlantic: off northeastern Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54768)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. Distinguished from its congeners by having a reduced number of rays in the dorsal, anal and pectoral fins: dorsal-fin rays 7-8; anal-fin rays 6-8; pectoral-fin rays 20-22 (Ref. 54768).

Occurs in shallow waters on hard-bottom habitats that consist of areas rich in calcareous and brown algae, corals and sponges (Ref. 54768).

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Sampaio, C.L.S., J.A.C.C. Nunes and L.F. Mendes, 2004. Acyrtus pauciradiatus, a new species of clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Pernambuco state, Northeastern Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2(4):205-208. (Ref. 54768)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Acyrtus pauciradiatus Sampaio, de Anchieta, Nunes & Mendes, 2004