Lipstick goby
Sicyopus jonklaasi
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A goby endemic to Sri Lanka, from rocky hill streams with strong current, where it clings to rocks with a sucker on its belly. Larvae drift to the sea and adults return to the streams. It reaches 4.5 centimetres. Endangered.
- Scientific name
- Sicyopus jonklaasi
- Family
- Gobiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Gobius jonklaasi, Sicyopus janklaasi
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- pH
- 7
- General hardness (GH)
- 5 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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