''Sicyopterus griseus'', the Clown goby, is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
goby
The Gobioidei are a suborder of percomorph fish. Many of these fishes are called gobies. It is by far the largest and most diverse order within the order Gobiiformes, and one of the most diverse groups of ray-finned fish in general.
The subord ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
and
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
, where it is found in estuaries, blackwaters, and fresh waters. The populations within Sri Lanka is not yet internationally accepted, due to lack of evidences (Jayaram 1999). This species can reach a length of
SL.
References
* https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=638021
* http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/233536
* http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277431
Sicyopterus
Taxa named by Francis Day
Freshwater fish of India
Freshwater fish of Sri Lanka
Fish described in 1874
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