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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Sicydium Brevifile

Sicydium brevifile Grant, 1884
Max Length
10.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
-
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
20.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Larvae ascend rivers, adults in freshwater . Amphidromous endemics living as adults in clearwater streams of the volcanic islands in the Gulf of Guinea and of Mount Cameroon streams in Western Cameroon .

Scientific Name
Sicydium brevifile
Authority
Grant, 1884
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
10.5 cm
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
20.00/100
Migration
Amphidromous
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Gobiidae
Genus
Sicydium
Sicydium
Species
Sicydium Brevifile
Sicydium brevifile

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10. Diagnosis: posterior tip of upper jaw extending to below posterior margin of eye or beyond , 79590). 63-136 long, slender, unicuspid setiform teeth on each half (left and right) of upper jaw, with alternate teeth usually staggered in 2 rows (although it may be difficult to easily distinguish these rows as separate) , not separated by median tubercle . : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Sicydium Brevifile is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal; amphidromous . Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Amphidromous

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
10.5cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
10

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2013

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
20.00/100
Low vulnerability
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Grant, 1884

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇫🇷French Gobie

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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