Sicydiinae Explained

The Sicydiinae are a small subfamily (about 118 species) of freshwater gobies, with only nine genera.[1] 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 2to.[2] [3] [4] Some species are popular in the aquarium trade.[5] The genera included under Sicydiinae are:[6]

Notes and References

  1. Keith . P. . Marquet . G. . Taillebois . L. . 10.1080/00222933.2011.602479 . Discovery of the freshwater genus Sicyopus (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Sicydiinae) in Madagascar, with a description of a new species and comments on regional dispersal . Journal of Natural History . 45 . 43–44 . 2725 . 2011 . 2011JNatH..45.2725K .
  2. Ronald E. Watson . Maurice Kottelat . amp . 2006. Two new freshwater gobies from Halmahera, Maluku, Indonesia (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Sicydiinae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters . 17. 2. 121 - 128.
  3. Ronald E. Watson . Philippe Keith . Gérard Marquet . amp . 2007. Akihito vanuatu, a new genus and new species of freshwater goby (Sicydiinae) from the South Pacific. Cybium. 31. 3. 341&–349.
  4. Book: Keith . P. . Lord . C. . B. G.. Kapoor . 10.1201/b11397-11 . Systematics of Sicydiinae . The Biology of Gobies . 119 . 2011 . 978-1-57808-436-4 .
  5. Tony H.M. Nip. 2010. First records of several sicydiine gobies (Gobiidae: Sicydiinae) from mainland China. JoTT Communication. 2. 11. 1237 - 1244.
  6. Web site: Sicydiinae . James Van Tassell. Gobiidae Research Institute . February 28, 2012.

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