Stiphodon carisa Watson, 2008
Lampung Hill-stream Goby

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Sicydiinae
Max. size:  3.67 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.99 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, amphidromous
Distribution:  Asia: Sumatra, Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Predorsal scales sexually dimorphic in number: male with 5-11 and female with 8-16; slightly embedded cycloid scales present on belly. Male with a triangular-shaped first-dorsal fin with third and/or fourth spines longest but not filamentous and a patch of white fatty tissue posterior to pectoral-fin base. Female usually with 5 (4-5) dusky to blackish blotches or spots along lateral midline from second-dorsal fin with usually 4 (3-4) posterior-most spots positioned close together on caudal peduncle, dusky band extending from anterior to eye to upper hypural base usually indistinct posterior to pectoral-fin base, with or without a dusky or black gular blotch, and in some females xanthism exists which fades in preservation and in life yellow with orange to bright red markings (Ref. 74937).
Biology:  Stiphodon carisa is collected over gravel in a wide, shallow medium-sized river with gravel riffles and sandy runs (Ref. 74937).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 17 January 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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