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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Sicydiinae
Etymology: Stiphodon: Greek, stiphos, -eos, -oys = mass + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Watson & Kottelat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 26364). Tropical
Asia: currently known from Lagu Lagu creek in Leyte, Philippines. Also from Kagoshima, Japan (Ref. 96269).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26366)
Adults inhabit relatively swift streams over boulders (Ref. 26366). Possibly amphidromous (Ref. 26364).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Watson, R.E. and M. Kottelat, 1995. Gobies of the genus Stiphodon from Leyte, Philippines, with descriptions of two new species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Sicydiinae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 6(1):1-16. (Ref. 26366)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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