Actinopteri (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).
More on author: Poey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 4 m (Ref. 26938). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Bahamas and the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Grand Cayman, Isla de Providencia, western Caribbean from Mexico to Honduras (Ref. 26938).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5521)
Morphology | Morphometrics
Upper lip widest at middle; no papillae in central part of disk (Ref. 26938).
Lives in close association with the sea urchin Echinometra mainly for protection. Feeds primarily on benthic crustaceans like amphipods, but harpacticoid copepods and ostracods are also eaten (Ref. 33548).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993. Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters. 2nd edition. University of Texas Press, Austin. (Ref. 5521)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Common namesSynonymsMetabolismPredatorsEcotoxicologyReproductionMaturitySpawningSpawning aggregationFecundityEggsEgg development
ReferencesAquacultureAquaculture profileStrainsGeneticsAllele frequenciesHeritabilityDiseasesProcessingNutrientsMass conversion
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201
): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.5 °C (based on 497 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804
= 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00248 - 0.01534), b=3.15 (2.93 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245
Trophic level (Ref. 69278
): 3.3 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153
): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155
): Calcium = 741 [346, 1,609] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.26 [0.63, 2.57] mg/100g ; Protein = 17.2 [16.1, 18.4] % ; Omega3 = 0.28 [0.13, 0.62] g/100g ; Selenium = 37.6 [14.8, 91.5] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 84.5 [27.5, 262.5] μg/100g ; Zinc = 2.26 [1.39, 3.64] mg/100g (wet weight);