Stiphodon
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Stiphodon is a genus of amphidromous freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 28 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single islands or even single streams.
These are small gobies with bodies squarish in cross section. A female of the recently described Stiphodon aureorostrum with a standard length of 60.3 mm is the largest Stiphodon individual on record.
[edit] Species
- Stiphodon alleni
- Stiphodon astilbos
- Stiphodon atratus
- Stiphodon atropurpureus
- Stiphodon aureorostrum
- Stiphodon birdsong
- Stiphodon caeruleus
- Stiphodon carisa
- Stiphodon discotorquatus
- Stiphodon elegans
- Stiphodon hydroreibatus
- Stiphodon imperiorientis
- Stiphodon julieni
- Stiphodon larson
- Stiphodon martenstyni
- Stiphodon multisquamus
- Stiphodon olivaceus
- Stiphodon ornatus
- Stiphodon pelewensis
- Stiphodon percnopterygionus
- Stiphodon rutilaureus
- Stiphodon sapphirinus
- Stiphodon semoni
- Stiphodon stevensoni
- Stiphodon surrufus
- Stiphodon tuivi
- Stiphodon weberi
- Stiphodon zebrinus
[edit] References
- Chen, I-Shiung & Tan, Heok Hui (2005): A new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Stiphodon) from Pulau Tioman, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 53(2): 237-242. PDF fulltext
- FishBase entry for Stiphodon
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