Stiphodon Explained

Stiphodon is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single islands or even single streams. These are small gobies with bodies squarish in cross section. A female of Stiphodon multisquamus with a standard length of 60.4mm is the largest Stiphodon individual on record.

Species

There are currently 36 recognized species in this genus:

• Stiphodon alcedo Maeda, Mukai & Tachihara, 2012
• Stiphodon allen R. E. Watson, 1996 (Allen's stiphodon)
• Stiphodon annieae Keith & Hadiaty, 2015 ^[1]
• Stiphodon astilbos P. A. Ryan, 1986
• Stiphodon atratus R. E. Watson, 1996 (Black stiphodon)
• Stiphodon atropurpureus (Herre, 1927)
• Stiphodon aureofuscus Keith, Busson, S. Sauri, Hubert & Hadiaty, 2015 ^[2]
• Stiphodon birdsong R. E. Watson, 1996
• Stiphodon caeruleus Parenti & Maciolek, 1993
• Stiphodon carisa R. E. Watson, 2008 (Lampung hillstream goby)
• Stiphodon discotorquatus R. E. Watson, 1995
• Stiphodon elegans (Steindachner, 1879)
• Stiphodon hydroreibatus R. E. Watson, 1999
• Stiphodon imperiorientis R. E. Watson & I. S. Chen, 1998
• Stiphodon julieni Keith, R. E. Watson & Marquet, 2002
• Stiphodon kalfatak Keith, Marquet & R. E. Watson, 2007 (Kalfatak's stiphodon)
• Stiphodon larson R. E. Watson, 1996
• Stiphodon maculidorsalis Maeda & H. H. Tan, 2013 ^[3]
• Stiphodon martenstyni R. E. Watson, 1998 (Martenstyn's stiphodon)
• Stiphodon mele Keith, Marquet & Pouilly, 2009 (Mele's stiphodon)
• Stiphodon multisquamus H. L. Wu & Y. Ni, 1986 ^[4]
• Stiphodon niraikanaiensis Maeda, 2013 ^[5]
• Stiphodon oatea Keith, Feunteun & Vigneux, 2010
• Stiphodon ornatus Meinken, 1974
• Stiphodon palawanensis Maeda & Palla, 2015 ^[6]
• Stiphodon pelewensis Herre, 1936
• Stiphodon percnopterygionus R. E. Watson & I. S. Chen, 1998
• Stiphodon pulchellus (Herre, 1927)
• Stiphodon rubromaculatus Keith & Marquet, 2007
• Stiphodon rutilaureus R. E. Watson, 1996 (Golden-red stiphodon)
• Stiphodon sapphirinus R. E. Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2005 (Sapphire stiphodon)
• Stiphodon semoni M. C. W. Weber, 1895
• Stiphodon surrufus R. E. Watson & Kottelat, 1995
• Stiphodon tuivi R. E. Watson, 1995
• Stiphodon weberi R. E. Watson, G. R. Allen & Kottelat, 1998
• Stiphodon zebrinus R. E. Watson, G. R. Allen & Kottelat, 1998

Notes and References

1. Keith, P. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2015): Stiphodon annieae, a new species of freshwater goby from Indonesia (Gobiidae). Cybium, 38 (4): 267-272.
2. Keith, P., Busson, F., Sauri, S., Hubert, N. & Hadiaty, R. (2015): A new Stiphodon (Gobiidae) from Indonesia. Cybium, 39 (3): 219-225.
3. Maeda, K. & Tan, H.H. (2013): Review of Stiphodon (Gobiidae: Sicydiinae) from western Sumatra, with description of a new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 61 (2): 749–761.
4. Maeda, K., Tran Hau Duc & Tan, H.H. (2015): Discovery of a substantial continental population of the subfamily Sicydiinae (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) from Vietnam: Taxonomic revision of the genus Stiphodon from the western South China Sea. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 63: 246–258.
5. Maeda, K. (2013): Stiphodon niraikanaiensis, a new species of sicydiine goby from Okinawa Island (Gobiidae: Sicydiinae). Ichthyological Research, 61 (2): 99-107.
6. Maeda, K. . Palla, H.P. . 2015 . A new species of the genus Stiphodon from Palawan, Philippines (Gobiidae: Sicydiinae) . Zootaxa . 4018 . 3 . 381–395 .