Biology:Sicyopterus erythropterus

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Sicyopterus erythropterus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Sicyopterus
Species:
S. erythropterus
Binomial name
Sicyopterus erythropterus
Keith, G. R. Allen & Lord, 2012

Sicyopterus erythropterus is a species of goby that is only known from the waters of the Tirawiwa River, which is a major tributary of the Wapoga River, which in turn flows into the eastern edge of Cenderawasih Bay, in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.[1] This species can reach a length of 6.8 centimetres (2.7 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Keith, P., G. Allen, C. Lord and R. Hadiaty, 2011. Five new species of Sicyopterus (Gobioidei: Sicydiinae) from Papua New Guinea and Papua. Cybium 35(4):299-318.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Sicyopterus erythropterus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q5505797 entry