''Sicyopus'' is a genus of small

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. Most are native to fast-flowing streams and rivers in

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and

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, but ''S. zosterophorus'' also occurs in China, Japan and

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, ''S. nigriradiatus'' is restricted to

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, ''S. jonklaasi'' is restricted to

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, and ''S. lord'' is restricted to

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Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * '' Sicyopus auxilimentus'' Watson & Kottelat, 1994 * '' Sicyopus cebuensis'' I. S. Chen & K. T. Shao, 1998 * '' Sicyopus discordipinnis'' Watson, 1995 * '' Sicyopus exallisquamulus'' Watson & Kottelat, 2006 * '' Sicyopus jonklaasi'' H. R. Axelrod, 1972 (Lipstick goby) * ''

Sicyopus lord ''Sicyopus'' is a genus of small Gobiiformes, gobies. Most are native to fast-flowing streams and rivers in Southeast Asia and Melanesia, but ''S. zosterophorus'' also occurs in China, Japan and Palau, ''S. nigriradiatus'' is restricted to Pohnpe ...

'' Keith, Marquet & Taillebois, 2011 (Lord's sicyopus) * '' Sicyopus multisquamatus'' de Beaufort, 1912 * '' Sicyopus nigriradiatus'' Parenti & Maciolek, 1993 * '' Sicyopus rubicundus'' Keith, Hadiaty, Busson &

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, 2014 Keith, P., Hadiaty, R., Busson, F. & Hubert, N. (2014): A new species of ''Sicyopus'' (Gobiidae) from Java and Bali. ''Cybium, 38 (3): 173-178''. * ''

Sicyopus zosterophorus ''Sicyopus'' is a genus of small gobies. Most are native to fast-flowing streams and rivers in Southeast Asia and Melanesia, but ''S. zosterophorus'' also occurs in China, Japan and Palau, ''S. nigriradiatus'' is restricted to Pohnpei, ''S. jonkl ...

'' Bleeker, 1856

References

Sicydiinae Taxa named by Theodore Gill Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Oxudercidae-stub