''Rhyacichthys guilberti'' is a
goby belonging to the family
Rhyacichthyidae.
This fish only occurs in the Northern Province of
New Caledonia
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and in
Vanuatu.
It is found in only two rivers.
Its maximum standard length of about 240 mm.
Its population on New Caledonia was estimated at less than 400 individuals,
but it is now thought to have been
extirpated from that island, it remains common on Vanuatu.
''Rhyacichthys guilberti'' occurs in coastal streams with a relatively steep gradient set in hilly or mountainous terrain. It feeds on algae and diatoms on rocks and stones. holding on in the fast current using its broadened
pelvic and
pectoral fins and its compressed head and snout.
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Eric Guilbert
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who was involved in collecting the
type specimen.
References
Rhyacichthyidae
Fish described in 1992
Fish of New Caledonia
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