Sicyopus auxilimentus Watson & Kottelat, 1994

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Sicydiinae
Max. size:  2.92 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish, amphidromous
Distribution:  Asia: known only from Lagu Lagu creek in Leyte Island, Philippines.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found over coarse gravel in a small, rather swift, shallow stream about 3 m wide. Possibly amphidromous (Ref. 26364).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 17 January 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known only from Lagu Lagu creek on the western slope of Leyte Island. Museum: Lagu Lagu creek, ca. 2 km from sea, S margin of Visayan State College, ZRC 38286/CMK 10047 (Ref. 26365). Endemic status computed from FishBase data (country records, occurrences records in literature and in point data) on 16/07/08. Also Ref. 87905.


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