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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Sicydiinae
Etymology: Sicyopterus: Greek, sika, sikya = cucumber + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335). More on author: Fowler.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
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Oceania: Marquesas Islands, Fatu Hiva Island.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11-12;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 10. Characterised by its specific coloration, less than 65 lateral scale rows of which the most anterior scales are of small size and a superior lip with three notches and one whole edge (Ref. 12767).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Maugé, L.A., G. Marquet and P. Laboute, 1992. Les sicydiinae (Gobiidae) des eaux douces de la Polynésie Française. Description de trois espéces nouvelles. Cybium 16(3):213-231. (Ref. 12767)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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