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Rock-climbing gobies
Sicydiinae
The Sicydiinae are a small subfamily (about 118 species) of freshwater gobies, with only nine genera. They are usually found in fast-moving mountain streams in tropical islands. They are characterized by highly developed rounded suction discs and an amphidromous lifecycle. Adult lengths range from 2 to 15 cm (0.79 to 5.91 in). Some species are popular in the aquarium trade. The genera included under Sicydiinae are:
Akihito Watson, Keith, and Marquet, 2007
9 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 122 known species
Sicyopterus
genusSicyopterus
Stiphodons
genusStiphodon
Stone-Biting Gobies
genusSicydium
Lentipes
genusLentipes
Sicyopus
genusSicyopus
Smilosicyopus
genusSmilosicyopus
Cotylopus
genusCotylopus
Parasicydium
genusParasicydium
Akihito
genusAkihito
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 788601.