''Stiphodon'' is a

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. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of

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. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single islands or even single streams. These are small gobies with bodies squarish in cross section. A female of Stiphodon multisquamus with a

standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...

of 60.4 mm is the largest ''Stiphodon'' individual on record.

Species

There are currently 36 recognized species in this genus: * '' Stiphodon alcedo'' Maeda, Mukai & Tachihara, 2012 * '' Stiphodon allen'' R. E. Watson, 1996 (Allen's stiphodon) * '' Stiphodon annieae'' Keith & Hadiaty, 2015 Keith, P. & Hadiaty, R.K. (2015): ''Stiphodon annieae'', a new species of freshwater goby from Indonesia (Gobiidae). ''Cybium, 38 (4): 267-272.'' * '' Stiphodon astilbos'' P. A. Ryan, 1986 * '' Stiphodon atratus'' R. E. Watson, 1996 (Black stiphodon) * ''

Stiphodon atropurpureus ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single isla ...

'' ( Herre, 1927) * ''

Stiphodon aureofuscus ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single isla ...

'' Keith,

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, S. Sauri, Hubert & Hadiaty, 2015 Keith, P., Busson, F., Sauri, S., Hubert, N. & Hadiaty, R. (2015): A new ''Stiphodon'' (Gobiidae) from Indonesia. ''Cybium, 39 (3): 219-225.'' * ''

Stiphodon birdsong ''Stiphodon birdsong'' is a species of goby found on the Indonesia islands and Papua New Guinea. This species can reach a length of SL. References birdsong Bird vocalization includes both bird calls and bird songs. In non-techni ...

'' R. E. Watson, 1996 * ''

Stiphodon caeruleus ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single isla ...

'' Parenti & Maciolek, 1993 * '' Stiphodon carisa'' R. E. Watson, 2008 (Lampung hillstream goby) * ''

Stiphodon discotorquatus ''Stiphodon discotorquatus'' is a species of goby found in French Polynesia. This species can reach a length of SL. References discotorquatus Taxa named by Ronald E. Watson Fish described in 1995 {{Oxudercidae-stub ...

'' R. E. Watson, 1995 * ''

Stiphodon elegans ''Stiphodon elegans'' is a species of freshwater goby. It is found in Polynesia, from Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, Cook Islands and French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regi ...

'' ( Steindachner, 1879) * ''

Stiphodon hydroreibatus ''Stiphodon hydroreibatus'' is a species of goby found on the Samoa archipelago and Futuna. This species can reach a length of SL. References hydroreibatus Taxa named by Ronald E. Watson Fish described in 1999 {{Oxudercida ...

'' R. E. Watson, 1999 * ''

Stiphodon imperiorientis ''Stiphodon imperiorientis'' is a species of goby Goby is a common name for many species of small to medium sized ray-finned fish, normally with large heads and tapered bodies, which are found in marine, brackish and freshwater environments. T ...

'' R. E. Watson & I. S. Chen, 1998 * ''

Stiphodon julieni ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single isla ...

'' Keith, R. E. Watson &

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, 2002 * ''

Stiphodon kalfatak ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single ...

'' Keith,

& R. E. Watson, 2007 (Kalfatak's stiphodon) * ''

Stiphodon larson ''Stiphodon larson'' is a species of goby found in Papua New Guinea. This species can reach a length of SL. Etymology The fish is named in honor of Helen K. Larson, the Curator of Fishes at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Terr ...

'' R. E. Watson, 1996 * ''

Stiphodon maculidorsalis ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single isla ...

'' Maeda & H. H. Tan, 2013 Maeda, K. & Tan, H.H. (2013)
Review of ''Stiphodon'' (Gobiidae: Sicydiinae) from western Sumatra, with description of a new species.
''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 61 (2): 749–761.'' * ''

Stiphodon martenstyni ''Stiphodon martenstyni'', the Martenstyn's stiphodon or Martenstyn's goby, is a species of amphidromous freshwater goby endemic to the southwestern portion of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā ...

'' R. E. Watson, 1998 (Martenstyn's stiphodon) * ''

Stiphodon mele ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single isla ...

'' Keith,

& Pouilly, 2009 (Mele's stiphodon) * '' Stiphodon multisquamus'' H. L. Wu & Y. Ni, 1986 Maeda, K., Tran Hau Duc & Tan, H.H. (2015): Discovery of a substantial continental population of the subfamily Sicydiinae (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) from Vietnam: Taxonomic revision of the genus ''Stiphodon'' from the western South China Sea. ''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 63: 246–258.'' * ''

Stiphodon niraikanaiensis ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single isla ...

'' Maeda, 2013 Maeda, K. (2013): ''Stiphodon niraikanaiensis'', a new species of sicydiine goby from Okinawa Island (Gobiidae: Sicydiinae). ''Ichthyological Research, 61 (2): 99-107. '' * ''

Stiphodon oatea ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single isla ...

'' Keith, Feunteun & Vigneux, 2010 * ''

Stiphodon ornatus ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single isla ...

'' Meinken, 1974 * ''

Stiphodon palawanensis ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single ...

'' Maeda &

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, 2015 * ''

Stiphodon pelewensis ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single ...

'' Herre, 1936 * ''

Stiphodon percnopterygionus ''Stiphodon percnopterygionus'' is a species of goby found in the Pacific Ocean on the Asian side from the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan in Asia out to Guam, the Mariana Islands and Babelthuap, Palau in the south Pacific. This species can reach a ...

'' R. E. Watson & I. S. Chen, 1998 * ''

Stiphodon pulchellus ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single ...

'' ( Herre, 1927) * ''

Stiphodon rubromaculatus ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single ...

'' Keith &

, 2007 * ''

Stiphodon rutilaureus The Golden-red stiphodon ''Stiphodon rutilaureus'' is a species of goby found in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. This species can reach a length of SL. References rutilaureus Taxa named by Ronald E. Watson Fish ...

'' R. E. Watson, 1996 (Golden-red stiphodon) * ''

Stiphodon sapphirinus ''Stiphodon sapphirinus'', the sapphire stiphodon, is a species of goby found both the North Province and South Province of New Caledonia and in Vanuatu. This species can reach a length of SL. References sapphirinus Taxa named by Ro ...

'' R. E. Watson, Keith &

, 2005 (Sapphire stiphodon) * ''

Stiphodon semoni ''Stiphodon'' is a genus of freshwater gobies. They inhabit swift, clear streams close to the sea and are found in large parts of Asia and Oceania. Many of the 36 currently recognized species have extremely restricted distributions on single isla ...

'' M. C. W. Weber, 1895 * ''

Stiphodon surrufus ''Stiphodon surrufus'' is a species of goby endemic to the Philippines where it is only known to occur in Lagu Lagu creek on Leyte Island Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and si ...

'' R. E. Watson &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandCo ...

, 1995 * ''

Stiphodon tuivi ''Stiphodon tuivi'' is a species of goby found on the Marquesan Islands in French Polynesia. This species can reach a length of SL. References tuivi Taxa named by Ronald E. Watson Fish described in 1995 {{Oxudercidae-stub ...

'' R. E. Watson, 1995 * ''

Stiphodon weberi ''Stiphodon weberi'' is a species of goby known only from known from Ambon and Halmahera, Maluku and Yapen Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. This species can reach a length of SL. References weberi Taxa named by Ronald E. Watson T ...

'' R. E. Watson, G. R. Allen &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandCo ...

, 1998 * ''

Stiphodon zebrinus ''Stiphodon zebrinus'' is a species of goby Goby is a common name for many species of small to medium sized ray-finned fish, normally with large heads and tapered bodies, which are found in marine, brackish and freshwater environments. Traditi ...

'' R. E. Watson, G. R. Allen &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandCo ...

, 1998

References

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