Blackspot Cling Goby

Sicyopterus stiphodonoides

Black
Tropical
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Sicyopterus stiphodonoides is a species of goby in the family Oxudercidae, or alternatively, Gobiidae. It is found from northern New Guinea to the Solomon Islands. Specifically, it is known from the Cyclops Coast in Western New Guinea (Indonesia), D'Entrecasteaux Islands and New Britain off eastern/northeastern New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), and Choiseul Island and Kolombangara in the Solomon Archipelago.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Sicyopterus
Maximum length: 3.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia and Oceania: Papua Province, Indonesia, and Solomon Islands (Ref. 90225 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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