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Sicydium punctatum in Dominica

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Sicydium punctatum   Perugia, 1896
Family:	Gobiidae (Gobies) , subfamily: Sicydiinae			picture (Sipun_u7.jpg) by Bell, K.N.I.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	8.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 50190)
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 27°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Tmax is > 11 (Bell, pers. comm.).)
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean coast of Venezuela, Dominica, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago (Ref. 50190) and Panama (Ref. 51464).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-10
Biology:	Found abundant in rivers of coastal volcanic topography (Ref. 12113). Adults spawn in rivers with coarse substrate, building nests under stones (Ref. 33036)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Kullander, S.O.. 2003. (Ref. 50190)
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Dominica country information
Common names:	Tritri		Ref:  Bell, K.N.I., 1999
Status:	native		Ref:  Murdy, E.O. and D.F. Hoese, 2002
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Importance:	commercial		Ref:  Bell, K.N.I., 1999
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Abundant in rivers of coastal volcanic topography. Forms the main species in the tritri fishery for goby-fry (Ref. 33036). Also Ref. 50190, 51464.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/do.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/dominica-fisheries
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bell, K.N.I., 1994
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	Checked:  Froese, Rainer	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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