Sicydium brevifile

Sicydium brevifile

Ten Point Five Centimeters Goby of African Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Sicydium brevifile is a species of goby from the subfamily Sicydiinae. It is an amphidromous endemic in western Cameroon and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea where the adults inhabit the clearwater streams of the volcanic islands and on the slopes of Mount Cameroon, having ascended from the sea as larvae. Specimens are imported into the Aquarium trade from Cameroon.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Sicydium
Maximum length: 10.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: in most drainage basins along the Gulf of Guinea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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