Species Sicyopus discordipinnis Watson, 1995
Papuan Sicyopus, Sicyopus Papou
- Sicyopus discordipinnis Watson, R.E. 1995. A new species of Sicyopus from Papua New Guinea with a redescription of Sicyopus multisquamatus (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Sicydiinae). Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwater 6(3): 267-278 [273, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.27834-004, Letak Creek, 25 kilometers southeast of Wewak, Papua New Guinea.
Paratype(s) NHMB 5075; WAM P.27834-005; WAM P.28167-001.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Pauls Pocket Creek and Noah Creek, south of Cairns, QLD; tropical, New Guinea
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, torrent dweller.
General References
Ebner, B.C., Thuesen, P.A., Larson, H. & Keith, P. 2012. A review of distribution, field observations and precautionary conservation requirements for sicydiine gobies in Australia. Cybium 35: 397–414 [408]
Thuesen, P.A., Ebner, B.C., Larson, H.K., Keith, P., Silcock, R.M., Prince, J. & Russell, D.J. 2011. Amphidromy links a newly documented fish community of continental Australian streams, to oceanic islands of the west Pacific. PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 6(10): e26685 (11 pages) [6]
Common Name References
Keith, P., Lord, C. & Maeda, K. 2015. Indo-Pacific Sicydiine Gobies Biodiversity, life traits and conservation. Paris : Société Française d'Ichtyologie 256 pp. [144] (Sicyopus Papou)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 22-Aug-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| GOBIOIDEI | 01-Apr-2012 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |