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Stiphodon pulchellus  (Herre, 1927)

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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Negros, Leyte, Culion, Busuanga, Palawan (Ref. 90214) and Hilosig creek, 1.3 km north of Mahaplag junction on road from Baybay to Tacloban, Leyte (Ref. 26366). Endemic status computed from FishBase data (country records, occurrences records in literature and in point data) on 16/07/08.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Maeda, K., T. Yoshino and K. Tachihara, 2011
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Sicydiinae
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 6.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90214); 5.5 cm SL (female)

Environment

Freshwater; demersal; amphidromous

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Asia: Philippines.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 18. Distinguished by the having the following characters: usually VI-I, 9 dorsal fins, larger male with pointed first dorsal fin with elongate spines 4 and 5, posterior tip of the fin usually extending to base of soft-rays 2-5 of second dorsal fin; 14-16 (mode 15) pectoral-fin rays; 32-56 premaxillary teeth, 29-61 horizontal dentary teeth; males with nine blackish obscure transverse bars laterally on tail and clear black spots distributed over almost entire rays of pectoral fin, number of spots on the longest ray 5-10; females with two black, straight and simple longitudinal bands laterally on body, often with 1-4 black spots on second dorsal-fin rays, 2-5 black transverse bars on central part of caudal fin, and 1-7 black spots on pectoral-fin rays (Ref. 90214).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits relatively swift streams over boulder and gravel bottoms (Ref. 26366).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
0

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (16 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high