Stiphodon hydoreibatus Watson, 1999

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Sicydiinae
Max. size:  3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 2.71 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater, amphidromous
Distribution:  Oceania: Samoa Archipelago and Futuna (Ref. 87775).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 10-10. Second dorsal fin with 9 segmented rays, first dorsal din with spines 3 and 4 filamentous in males; pectoral fin usually with 14 rays; scales extend ventral to first dorsal fin and usually widely spaced anteriorly; predorsal midline usually naked in males and with few cycloid scales anterior to first dorsal fin origin in females; rakers absent from inner edge of outer gill arch; males with a dusky ring on pelvic disk, dorsal to midline and on caudal peduncle with 2 to 4 rows of whitish spots; females with dusky lateral bands, not blackish.
Biology:  Occurs in clear, swift streams, sometimes close to the sea. Collected also above a waterfalls.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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