Stiphodon multisquamus
Appearance
Stiphodon multisquamus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Oxudercidae |
Genus: | Stiphodon |
Species: | S. multisquamus
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Binomial name | |
Stiphodon multisquamus | |
Synonyms | |
Stiphodon aureorostrum Chen & Tan, 2005 [1] |
Stiphodon multisquamus is a species of amphidromous freshwater goby found in Da Nang, Guangdong, southern Hainan, Okinawa Island and Pulau Tioman. This species can reach a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL represent the largest known members of the genus.[1]
Colour of live males variable. Body and fin markings similar to those of preserved specimens, but background yellowish grey to purplish; lateral sides of head yellowish grey to grey, often bluish. The female is more sombrely marked and is less easy to identify.[1]
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