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Diadromous Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Threadfin goby

Sicyopterus longifilis de Beaufort, 1912
Max Length
9.7 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
-
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Lives in coastal streams with moderate to fast flow . Usually found in small. clear creeks, often in rainforest within about 50 km of the sea .

Scientific Name
Sicyopterus longifilis
Authority
de Beaufort, 1912
Habitat
Diadromous
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
9.7 cm
Latitude
6°S – 19°N
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Migration
Amphidromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10. This species is distinguished by the following characters: upper lip with no median cleft, but with a lateral cleft on each side of lip; margin of upper lip between lateral clefts minutely serrated; no tubercle behind median cleft; ridge beneath the upper lip only with feeble papillae; premaxillary teeth tricuspid; first dorsal-fin spines, especially second to fifth spines, are long and filamentous in males; posterior tip of first dorsal fin often exceeding the base of last soft ray of second dorsal fin in males, while the second to fourth spines of first dorsal fin in females are somewhat elongate, but the tip of fin not extending to middle of second dorsal-fin base; membranes notched between spines in female; D I,10; caudal fin with 17-18 (usually 17) segmented rays, including 15-16 branched rays; pectoral fin rays 20-21; scales in longitudinal series 49-57; scales on nape and occipital region considerably smaller than scales on lateral sides of body .Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Threadfin goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Tropical; 19°N - 6°S

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 💧 Freshwater 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Amphidromous

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
9.7cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
10

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
19.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Tropical
Latitude Range
19°N – 6°S
Described By
de Beaufort, 1912

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