| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Sicydiinae |
| Max. size: |
4.34 cm SL (male/unsexed); 2.98 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater, amphidromous |
| Distribution: |
Asia: currently known from Ambon and Halmahera, Maluku and Yapen Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 10-11. Second dorsal fin with 9 segmented rays; pectoral fin usually with 15 rays; lateral scales usually 33-36 extending dorsal to pectoral base; predorsal midline with cycloid scales, may be naked anteriorly; belly with few scales close to anus; and males with first dorsal din appearing triangular, higher than second dorsal fin, spines not filamentous, 2 broad black bars ventral to dorsal fins. |
| Biology: |
Occurs with S. atratus in fairly wide streams and in rather calm waters, unlike most Stiphodon. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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