FB-70731 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70731 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Muraenidae Gymnothorax Gymnothorax elaineheemstrae Sithole, Smith & Gouws, 2020 2024-09-30 2024-09-30 IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) Quintão, T.L., J.L. Gasparini, J.-C. Joyeux, L.A. Rocha and H.T. Pinheiro0 Recent dispersal and diversification within the clingfish genus <i>Acyrtus</i> (Actinopterygii: Gobiesocidae), with the description of a new western Atlantic species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 20(3):e210137. (Ref. 132134) FB-GeneralDescr-70740 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-10-07 00:00:00 2024-10-07 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70740 Occurs from an intertidal habitat down to reefs at 15 m depth. It is commonly found taking shelter in cavities used by Diadema antillarum during the day, often sharing the protection from predators offered by spines with the Vitória-Trindade Chain (VTC) endemic Hypleurochilus brasil, Apogon americanus and a number of others hosts (Ref. 132134). Quintão, T.L., J.L. Gasparini, J.-C. Joyeux, L.A. Rocha and H.T. Pinheiro 2022 Recent dispersal and diversification within the clingfish genus <i>Acyrtus</i> (Actinopterygii: Gobiesocidae), with the description of a new western Atlantic species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 20(3):e210137. (Ref. 132134) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70740 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-10-07 00:00:00 2024-10-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70740 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: head deep, depth 19-21% SL; large pelvic disc 36-39% SL, its width 30-36% SL; eye diameter large 32-40% HL; pectoral-fin rays 21-23; shallow caudal peduncle 8-10% SL, its length 10-17% SL; anus-disc distance short 6-12% SL; anus-anal fin distance long 11-15% SL; snout length long 20-33% HL; interorbital space narrow 18-29% HL (Ref. 132134). Quintão, T.L., J.L. Gasparini, J.-C. Joyeux, L.A. Rocha and H.T. Pinheiro 2022 Recent dispersal and diversification within the clingfish genus <i>Acyrtus</i> (Actinopterygii: Gobiesocidae), with the description of a new western Atlantic species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 20(3):e210137. (Ref. 132134) FB-Morphology-70740 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-10-07 00:00:00 2024-10-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70740 Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Analsoft rays: 6 - 8; Vertebrae: 27 - 31 Quintão, T.L., J.L. Gasparini, J.-C. Joyeux, L.A. Rocha and H.T. Pinheiro 2022 Recent dispersal and diversification within the clingfish genus <i>Acyrtus</i> (Actinopterygii: Gobiesocidae), with the description of a new western Atlantic species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 20(3):e210137. (Ref. 132134) FB-Distribution-70740 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-10-07 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70740 Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. Quintão, T.L., J.L. Gasparini, J.-C. Joyeux, L.A. Rocha and H.T. Pinheiro 2022 Recent dispersal and diversification within the clingfish genus <i>Acyrtus</i> (Actinopterygii: Gobiesocidae), with the description of a new western Atlantic species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 20(3):e210137. (Ref. 132134) FB-Size-70740 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-10-07 00:00:00 2024-10-07 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70740 3.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 132134)) Quintão, T.L., J.L. Gasparini, J.-C. Joyeux, L.A. Rocha and H.T. Pinheiro 2022 Recent dispersal and diversification within the clingfish genus <i>Acyrtus</i> (Actinopterygii: Gobiesocidae), with the description of a new western Atlantic species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 20(3):e210137. (Ref. 132134) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70740 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-10-07 00:00:00 2024-10-07 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70740 benthopelagic; marine; depth range ? - 15 m (Ref. 132134) Quintão, T.L., J.L. Gasparini, J.-C. Joyeux, L.A. Rocha and H.T. Pinheiro 2022 Recent dispersal and diversification within the clingfish genus <i>Acyrtus</i> (Actinopterygii: Gobiesocidae), with the description of a new western Atlantic species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 20(3):e210137. (Ref. 132134)