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Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770)

Red-tailed goby
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Philippines country information

Common names: Anga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Cabalian, Leyte (holotype of Sicyopterus extraneus Herre, 1927; also reported from the Cagayan River, Misamis Province (Ref. 439). Materials examined collected from Calbiga and Lagu Lagu creeks, Baybay, Leyte (Ref. 37578). Dominant species in the 'ipon' (postlarvae) in Cagayan River (Ref. 33036). Larval stages of this species are included in the 'dulong' catches from study areas in Gloria, Oriental Mindoro (Ref. 107093). Museum: CAS-SU 38607 (Ref. 11224).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1927
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Common names from other countries

Bichique, Sicyoptère à bec de lièvre, Kora, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Sicydiinae
Etymology: Sicyopterus: Greek, sika, sikya = cucumber + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Pallas.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 48660); depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical; 42°N - 26°S, 42°E - 128°W

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