Allen's stiphodon
📖 Overview
Inhabits clear, moderately fast-flowing water over substrates strewn with cobbles or boulders. One of two recently discovered Australian cling-gobies. They have modified pelvic fins, which form a sucking disk, enabling them to cling to rocks in the swiftest flowing streams .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Allen's stiphodon is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Allen's stiphodon is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Allen's stiphodon is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Allen's stiphodon is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; amphidromous. Subtropical known only from Queensland, Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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