Lampung Hill-stream Goby (Stiphodon carisa)

Scientific name: Stiphodon carisa Watson, 2008

The Lampung Hill-stream Goby (Stiphodon carisa) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Asia, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Biology

Predorsal scales sexually dimorphic in number: male with 5-11 and female with 8-16; slightly embedded cycloid scales present on belly. Male with a triangular-shaped first-dorsal fin with third and/or fourth spines longest but not filamentous and a patch of white fatty tissue posterior to pectoral-fin base. Female usually with 5 (4-5) dusky to blackish blotches or spots along lateral midline from second-dorsal fin with usually 4 (3-4) posterior-most spots positioned close together on caudal peduncle, dusky band extending from anterior to eye to upper hypural base usually indistinct posterior to pectoral-fin base, with or without a dusky or black gular blotch, and in some females xanthism exists which fades in preservation and in life yellow with orange to bright red markings.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stiphodon carisa
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.7
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Sumatra, Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
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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