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Etymology: Stiphodon: Greek, stiphos, -eos, -oys = mass + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); julieni: Technically, the name is based on "two Juliens" and should be emended to julienorum (Ref. 46206).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; amphidromous. Tropical
Oceania: Rapa Island in French Polynesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 46975); 5.3 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10. Distinguished by the following characters: predorsal midline with 10-14 cycloid scales; belly with cycloid scales close to anus; lateral scales 31-36 reaching upper pectoral base; transverse series back 8-9; transverse series forward 9-12; upper jaw with 33-38 tricuspid teeth; modally 35-36; head and body ventrally dusky in males, mostly immaculate in females; pelvic disk dusky in males with dusky blotches medially; females pelvic disk generally without pigmentation (Ref. 46975).
Collected in a clear, relatively swift rainforest stream, close to the coast. Sexual dimorphism well developed: sexual dichromatic color patterns well developed in both sexes; males with longer unpaired fins (Ref. 46975).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Keith, P., R.E. Watson and G. Marquet, 2002. Stiphodon julieni, a new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Sicydiinae) from Rapa, French Polynesia. Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic. 364:161-171. (Ref. 46975)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
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).