Lentipes ikeae Keith, Hubert, Busson & Hadiaty, 2014

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Sicydiinae
Max. size:  3.25 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.8 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Lentipes ikeae can be disgnosed by the following characters: 16-17 pectoral rays; second dorsal and anal fins with I,9; 23-35 lateral scales; urogenital papilla retractable into a sheath-like groove and without lobes or other expanded tissue; base of the first dorsal fin not reaching (or slightly reaching) the base of the second dorsal fin origin in both sexes; and male with specific body color, with a blue belly, a second dorsal fin with one or two black spots, and a more or less visible bright red band on caudal peduncle (Ref. 97410).
Biology:  Found in small and rapid mountain stream with a rocky bottom and boulder-strewn at an altitude ranging between 310 and 488 above sea level. Presumed to be amphidromous as the other members of the subfamily (Ref. 97410).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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