Arcos nudus
No common name
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes)
Arcos
Arcos nudus
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bahama Is., Greater Antilles, Virgin Is., Lesser Antilles, northern South America
Habitat Associations
Brackish, marine. reef-associated.
Biology
Found in very shallow water along rocky shores that may be exposed to surf (Ref. 13442). May enter narrow cracks and crevices (Ref. 13442). Feeds on limpets, crabs, chitons, crustaceans, fishes and polychaete worms (Ref. 13442).
Max length: 9.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-03-21. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin (1993) Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters. 2nd edition. University of Texas Press, Austin.
Randall, J.E. (1996) Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and H.L. Jelks (2014) Marine and inland fishes of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: an annotated checklist. Zootaxa 3803(1):1-120.
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