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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Tropical

Multispotted Goby

Sicydium salvini Grant, 1884
Max Length
14 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
-
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit fresh water . Recorded from rivers and creeks, between sea level and an elevation of 660 m. Found in most rapid currents over rocky bottoms. Feed on detritus, mud, diatoms and filamentous algae .

Scientific Name
Sicydium salvini
Authority
Grant, 1884
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
14 cm
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Migration
Amphidromous
Water Temp
21–31 °C

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Gobiidae
Genus
Sicydium
Sicydium
Species
Multispotted Goby
Sicydium salvini

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Multispotted Goby is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Multispotted Goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Multispotted Goby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Multispotted Goby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Tropical; 21°C - 31°C Central America: Río Tamarindo, Nicaragua to the río Cardenas, central Panama on the Pacific drainage.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Amphidromous
Food Items

detritus, mud, diatoms and filamentous algae (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
14cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Temperature Range
21–31°C

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
29.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Grant, 1884

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Multispotted Goby
🇪🇸Spanish dormilón pecoso

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Sicydium pittieri Regan 1907 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .

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