''Sicyopus'' is a genus of small
gobies
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. Most are native to fast-flowing streams and rivers in
Southeast Asia
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and
Melanesia
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The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Va ...
, but ''S. zosterophorus'' also occurs in China, Japan and
Palau
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, ''S. nigriradiatus'' is restricted to
Pohnpei, ''S. jonklaasi'' is restricted to
Sri Lanka, and ''S. lord'' is restricted to
Madagascar
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.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Sicyopus auxilimentus''
Watson & Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[C ...](_blank)
, 1994
* ''
Sicyopus cebuensis''
I. S. Chen & K. T. Shao, 1998
* ''
Sicyopus discordipinnis''
Watson, 1995
* ''
Sicyopus exallisquamulus''
Watson & Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[C ...](_blank)
, 2006
* ''
Sicyopus jonklaasi''
H. R. Axelrod, 1972 (Lipstick goby)
* ''
Sicyopus lord''
Keith
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, Marquet & Taillebois, 2011 (Lord's sicyopus)
* ''
Sicyopus multisquamatus''
de Beaufort, 1912
* ''
Sicyopus nigriradiatus''
Parenti & Maciolek, 1993
* ''
Sicyopus rubicundus''
Keith
Keith may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters
* Keith (surname)
* Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949)
* Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...
, Hadiaty, Busson & Hubert
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, 2014 [Keith, P., Hadiaty, R., Busson, F. & Hubert, N. (2014): A new species of ''Sicyopus'' (Gobiidae) from Java and Bali. ''Cybium, 38 (3): 173-178''.]
* ''
Sicyopus zosterophorus''
Bleeker, 1856
References
Sicydiinae
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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