Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Sicydiinae
Genus: Sicydium

(See list of species below)



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17 species
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Max. Length 14 cm SL

 
Sicydium adelum
[]

Photo by Molina, A.

Central America
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Sicydium altum Meek, 1907

Photo by Photo by Molina, A.
 
Sicydium altum
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Africa
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Sicydium brevifile Ogilvie-Grant, 1884

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Sicydium brevifile
[]
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Max. Length 6 cm TL

 
Sicydium buscki
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Sicydium bustamantei Greeff, 1884

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Sicydium bustamantei
[]
No picture found


 
Sicydium cocoense
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 8.1 cm TL
Sicydium crenilabrum Harrison, 1993

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Sicydium crenilabrum
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Sicydium fayae
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No picture found


 
Sicydium gilberti
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No picture found


 
Sicydium gymnogaster
[Smoothbelly goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL

 
Sicydium hildebrandi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm SL

 
Sicydium montanum
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No picture found


 
Sicydium multipunctatum
[Multispotted goby]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Central America
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Sicydium plumieri (Bloch, 1786)

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Sicydium plumieri
[Sirajo]

Photo by Bell, K.N.I.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Sicydium punctatum Perugia, 1896

Photo by Photo by Bell, K.N.I.
 
Sicydium punctatum
[Spotted algae-eating goby]
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Max. Length 11 cm TL

 
Sicydium rosenbergii
[]

Photo by Petersen, P.

Central America
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Sicydium salvini Ogilvie-Grant, 1884

Photo by Photo by Petersen, P.
 
Sicydium salvini
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sicydium adelum Central America 14 SL 1996
Sicydium altum Central America 14 SL 1907
Sicydium brevifile Africa 10.5 TL 1884
Sicydium buscki Central America 6 TL 1906
Sicydium bustamantei Eastern Atlantic 100 SL 1884
Sicydium cocoense Central America 1903
Sicydium crenilabrum Africa 8.1 TL 1993
Sicydium fayae North America. 1942
Sicydium gilberti Central America 2000
Sicydium gymnogaster Smoothbelly goby Central America 1884
Sicydium hildebrandi South America 11 SL 1918
Sicydium montanum South America 1 SL 1920
Sicydium multipunctatum Multispotted goby Central America 1906
Sicydium plumieri Sirajo Central America 11 TL 1786
Sicydium punctatum Spotted algae-eating goby Western Central Atlantic 8 SL 1896
Sicydium rosenbergii South America 11 TL 1899
Sicydium salvini Central America 14 SL 1884



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