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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Tropical

Sicyopterus Caudimaculatus

Sicyopterus caudimaculatus Maugé, Marquet & Laboute, 1992
Max Length
9.9 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Sicyopterus Caudimaculatus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Sicyopterus caudimaculatus
Authority
Maugé, Marquet & Laboute, 1992
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Max Length
9.9 cm
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Characterised by a superior lip edge slightly nothched in between the three notches which are not very marked; a black line in between the middle of the eye and the grin; tiny scales on the anterior part of the body and the nape; 66 to 70 lateral scale rows; a black oval spot at the base of the caudal rays and at the tip of the caudal fin in male. Head rounded; snout profile clearly convex; maxilla reaching or almost reaching the anterior edge of the eye. Superior lip with a median notch and a lateral one on each side at the nostril level; edge of the lip very finely notched. Two close dorsal fins, the third spine of the first dorsal is elongated, especially in males; pelvic fins joint in one oval disc, free from the abdomen, at the back of the pelvic plate .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Sicyopterus Caudimaculatus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Sicyopterus Caudimaculatus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Sicyopterus Caudimaculatus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical endemic to the Marquesas Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01122 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
9.9cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Maugé, Marquet & Laboute, 1992

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