| 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 |
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