Smoothbelly goby (Sicydium gymnogaster)

Scientific name: Sicydium gymnogaster Ogilvie-Grant, 1884

The Smoothbelly goby (Sicydium gymnogaster) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Central America, Atlantic slope rivers from Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico to Honduras.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sicydium gymnogaster
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: Atlantic slope rivers from Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico to Honduras.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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