Sicyopus
Sign in to saveSicyopus is a genus of small gobies. Most are native to fast-flowing streams and rivers in Southeast Asia and Melanesia, but S. zosterophorus also occurs in China, Japan and Palau, S. nigriradiatus is restricted to Pohnpei, S. jonklaasi is restricted to Sri Lanka, and S. lord is restricted to Madagascar.
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Sicyopus is a genus of small gobies. Most are native to fast-flowing streams and rivers in Southeast Asia and Melanesia, but S. zosterophorus also occurs in China, Japan and Palau, S. nigriradiatus is restricted to Pohnpei, S. jonklaasi is restricted to Sri Lanka, and S. lord is restricted to Madagascar.
==Species== There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: Sicyopus auxilimentus Watson & Kottelat, 1994 Sicyopus cebuensis I. S. Chen & K. T. Shao, 1998 Sicyopus discordipinnis Watson, 1995 Sicyopus exallisquamulus Watson & Kottelat, 2006 Sicyopus jonklaasi H. R. Axelrod, 1972 (Lipstick goby) Sicyopus lord Keith, Marquet & Taillebois, 2011 (Lord's sicyopus) Sicyopus multisquamatus de Beaufort, 1912 Sicyopus nigriradiatus Parenti & Maciolek, 1993 Sicyopus rubicundus Keith, Hadiaty, Busson & Hubert, 2014 Sicyopus zosterophorus Bleeker, 1856