The Sicydiinae are a small
subfamily (about 118 species) of freshwater
gobies
Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...
, with only nine genera. 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 .
Some species are popular in the
aquarium trade.
The genera included under Sicydiinae are:
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Cotylopus''
Guichenot, 1863
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Lentipes''
Günther, 1861
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Parasicydium''
Risch, 1980
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Sicyopterus''
Gill, 1860
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Sicyopus''
Gill, 1863
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Stiphodon''
Weber, 1895
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Sicydium''
Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837
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Oxudercidae
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
Ray-finned fish subfamilies
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