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Sicyopus jonklaasi (Lipstick Goby)

Synonyms: Gobius jonklaasi; Sicyopus janklaasi (heterotypic)
Language: German; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Sicyopus jonklaasi, the lipstick goby, is a species of goby endemic to Sri Lanka where they occur in rocky hill streams of swift-flowing water. They having sucking discs on their undersides with which they adhere to the sides of rocks. Newly hatched larvae are washed to the sea by heavy flows brought on by rains and mature there before returning to the streams. This species can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Sicyopus jonklaasi

Attributes

Migration [1]  Amphidromous

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0