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Sicyopterus

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Sicyopterus
Sicyopterus japonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Sicydiinae
Genus: Sicyopterus
T. N. Gill, 1860
Type species
Sicydium (Sicyopterus) stimpsoni
T. N. Gill, 1860
Synonyms

Bryanina Fowler, 1932
Microsicydium Bleeker, 1874
Papenua Herre, 1935
Rewa Whitley, 1950
Sicidium Bleeker, 1874
Sicydiops Bleeker, 1874
Vitraria Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Sicyopterus is a genus of gobies native fresh waters from Madagascar to the Pacific islands.

Species

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There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ Keith, P., Lord, C., Busson, F., Sauri, S., Hubert, N. & Hadiaty, R. (2015): A new species of Sicyopterus (Gobiidae) from Indonesia. Cybium, 39 (4): 243-248.