Bichique (Sicyopterus lagocephalus)

Scientific name: Sicyopterus lagocephalus Pallas, 1770

Bichique (Sicyopterus lagocephalus)

The Bichique (Sicyopterus lagocephalus) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Comoros Islands (East Africa) to Australs Island (French Polynesia).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10. Usually 11 unsegmented rays in second dorsal fin. Pectoral rays usually 19. Predorsal midline usually with 13-16 cycloid scales, anterior scales smaller than those posteriorly. Scales on flanks same size as those on caudal peduncle. Belly always with fairly large cycloid scales, about the same size as those on the caudal peduncle. Caudal fin with blackish or dusky horseshoe-shaped band close to margin, medial rays blackish or dusky.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sicyopterus lagocephalus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Comoros Islands (East Africa) to Australs Island (French Polynesia).
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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