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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Sicydiinae
Etymology: Stiphodon:Greek, stiphos, -eos, -oys = mass + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); chlorestes:Name from Latin 'chlorestes', a genus of hummingbirds, referring to this species often quickly flapping its pectoral fins in the mid-layer of water, like a hovering hummingbird. Also, the males have a metallic turquoise head and chartreuse body sides, similar to the plumage of the hummingbird Chlorestes cyanus; moun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131349); 3.8 cm SL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsalspines (total): 7; Dorsalsoft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 10 - 11. This species of the S. elegans group, is distinguished by the following: larger body size
(maximum size > 4 cm (vs. the S. sapphirinus group) and pectoral-fin rays 15 (vs. 13-14); differs from other species of the S. elegans group by having wider interorbital width, males with occipital region almost naked, 7-8 oval bands or a black longitudinal band on lower body, with dorsal, anal, and caudal fins brown with white spots in males, a short red or orange line on posterior upper edge of caudal fin, pectoral fins with 3-8 rows of black and white spots in males and with one to two rows in females (Ref. 131349).
This species prefers deep and fast-flowing water and cohabits with other Stiphodon species. The new species was found together with three other sicydiine species, including S. atropurpureus, S. percnopterygionus, and Sicyopterus longifilis; other common species are A. ocellaris and an unidentified species of Rhinogobius (Ref. 131349).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jhuang, W.-C., A.C. Dimaquibo and T.-Y. Liao, 2024. Stiphodon chlorestes, a new species of sicydiine goby (Teleostei: Gobioidei) from Taiwan and Luzon. J. Fish Biol. 2024:1-16. (Ref. 131349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
