| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Sicydiinae |
| Max. size: |
5.99 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.52 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater, amphidromous |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 18-18. Distinguished by the having the following characters: usually VI-I, 9 dorsal fins, larger male with pointed first dorsal fin with elongate spines 4 and 5, posterior tip of the fin usually extending to base of soft-rays 2-5 of second dorsal fin; 14-16 (mode 15) pectoral-fin rays; 32-56 premaxillary teeth, 29-61 horizontal dentary teeth; males with nine blackish obscure transverse bars laterally on tail and clear black spots distributed over almost entire rays of pectoral fin, number of spots on the longest ray 5-10; females with two black, straight and simple longitudinal bands laterally on body, often with 1-4 black spots on second dorsal-fin rays, 2-5 black transverse bars on central part of caudal fin, and 1-7 black spots on pectoral-fin rays (Ref. 90214). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits relatively swift streams over boulder and gravel bottoms (Ref. 26366). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 10 August 2020 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Known from Negros, Leyte, Culion, Busuanga, Palawan (Ref. 90214) and Hilosig creek, 1.3 km north of Mahaplag junction on road from Baybay to Tacloban, Leyte (Ref. 26366). Endemic status computed from FishBase data (country records, occurrences records in literature and in point data) on 16/07/08. |
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