Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Sicyopus Higher classification Sicyopus | Phylum Chordata Family Gobiidae Scientific name Sicyopus jonklaasi Rank Species | |
Similar Sicyopus, Goby, Wilpita rasbora, Systomus asoka, Sicyopterus lagocephalus | ||
Sicyopus jonklaasi, the lipstick goby, is a species of goby endemic to Sri Lanka where they occur in rocky hill streams of swift-flowing water. They having sucking discs on their undersides with which they adhere to the sides of rocks. Newly hatched larvae are washed to the sea by heavy flows brought on by rains and mature there before returning to the streams. This species can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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