''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

Pohnpei Pohnpei "upon (''pohn'') a stone altar (''pei'')" (formerly known as Ponape or Ascension, Proto-Chuukic-Pohnpeic: ''*Fawo ni pei)'' is an island of the Senyavin Islands which are part of the larger Caroline Islands group. It belongs to Pohnp ...

, ''S. jonklaasi'' is restricted to

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

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

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Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * '' Sicyopus auxilimentus''

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, 1994 * '' Sicyopus cebuensis'' I. S. Chen & K. T. Shao, 1998 * '' Sicyopus discordipinnis''

, 1995 * ''

Sicyopus exallisquamulus ''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 ...

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, 2006 * '' Sicyopus jonklaasi'' H. R. Axelrod, 1972 (Lipstick goby) * '' Sicyopus lord''

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, 2011 (Lord's sicyopus) * '' Sicyopus multisquamatus'' de Beaufort, 1912 * '' Sicyopus nigriradiatus'' Parenti & Maciolek, 1993 * ''

Sicyopus rubicundus ''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 ...

, Hadiaty,

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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''

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