Heart-finned goby
📖 Overview
The species sampling site has a moderately swift current and rocky substratum. It appears to be rare compared to the sympatric Sicyopus zosterophorus and Stiphodon sp. .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 10. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: fin ray counts: D2 I,10; A I,10; P 17-18; D1 not connected to D2; squamation: LR 7-11; anterior half of body is naked, lateral scale present from 5th-6th rays of second dorsal-fin to hypural, embedded in skin; upper jaw teeth in male 14-19, while in female 33-38; urogenital papilla in male slender and distally pointed, flanked by pair of associated fleshy lobes and not retractable into sheath-like groove. Colouration: upper lip greyish, red patches on pectoral-fin base, on mid-body below origin of second dorsal-fin and at caudal peduncle .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Heart-finned goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic-neritic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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