Sicyopus is a genus of small gobies. Most are native to fast-flowing streams and rivers in Southeast Asia and Melanesia, but S. zosterophorus also occurs in China, Japan and Palau, S. nigriradiatus is restricted to Pohnpei, S. jonklaasi is restricted to Sri Lanka, and S. lord is restricted to Madagascar.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
- Sicyopus auxilimentus <small>Watson & Kottelat, 1994</small>
- Sicyopus cebuensis <small>I. S. Chen & K. T. Shao, 1998</small>
- Sicyopus discordipinnis <small>Watson, 1995</small>
- Sicyopus exallisquamulus <small>Watson & Kottelat, 2006</small>
- Sicyopus jonklaasi <small>H. R. Axelrod, 1972</small> (Lipstick goby)
- Sicyopus lord <small>Keith, Marquet & Taillebois, 2011</small> (Lord's sicyopus)
- Sicyopus multisquamatus <small>de Beaufort, 1912</small>
- Sicyopus nigriradiatus <small>Parenti & Maciolek, 1993</small>
- Sicyopus rubicundus <small>Keith, Hadiaty, Busson & Hubert, 2014</small>
- Sicyopus zosterophorus <small>Bleeker, 1856</small>
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