WoRMS taxon details
Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770)
219562 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219562)
accepted
Species
Awavus lienardi (Bleeker, 1875) · unaccepted
Bryanina inana Fowler, 1932 · unaccepted
Gobius caeruleus Lacepède, 1800 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770 · unaccepted
Gobius lienardi Bleeker, 1874 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sicydium gymnauchen Bleeker, 1858 · unaccepted
Sicydium lagocephalum (Pallas, 1770) · unaccepted
Sicydium lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770) · unaccepted
Sicydium taeniurum Günther, 1877 · unaccepted
Sicyopterus caeruleus (Lacepède, 1800) · unaccepted
Sicyopterus extraneus Herre, 1927 · unaccepted
Sicyopterus gymnauchen (Bleeker, 1858) · unaccepted
Sicyopterus taeniurus (Günther, 1877) · unaccepted
Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770) Pallas, P. S. (1770). Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. <em>Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange.</em> v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5. [Also v. 1 (fasc. 7), 1769, pp. 1-42, Pls. 1-6.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817654
page(s): 14, Pl. 2 (figs. 6-7) [details]
page(s): 14, Pl. 2 (figs. 6-7) [details]
Description Hatching and larval stage occur at sea, postlarval stage to adult in freshwater (Ref. 4343).
Description Hatching and larval stage occur at sea, postlarval stage to adult in freshwater (Ref. 4343). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219562 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gobius caeruleus Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 537, 560 [details]
original description (of Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770) Pallas, P. S. (1770). Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. <em>Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange.</em> v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5. [Also v. 1 (fasc. 7), 1769, pp. 1-42, Pls. 1-6.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817654
page(s): 14, Pl. 2 (figs. 6-7) [details]
original description (of Sicyopterus extraneus Herre, 1927) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1927). Gobies of the Philippines and the China Sea. <em>Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr.</em> 23: 1-352, frontispiece + Pls. 1-30. [details]
original description (of Gobius lienardi Bleeker, 1874) Bleeker, P. (1874). Poissons de Madagascar et de l'île la Réunion des collections de MM. Pollen et van Dam. <em>In: Recherches sur la faune de Madagascar et de ses dépendances d'après les découvertes de François P. L. Pollen et D. C. van Dam. 4e partie. E. J. Brill, Leide [Leiden]. Poissons de Madagascar et de l'Ile la Réunion.</em> Part 4: 1-104 + 2 p. index.
page(s): 77 [details]
original description (of Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906) Jordan, D. S.; Seale, A. (1906). The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania. <em>Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries.</em> . 25 (for 1905): 173-455 + index 457-488, Pls. 33-53. [details]
original description (of Sicydium gymnauchen Bleeker, 1858) Bleeker, P. (1858). Tiende bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Celebes. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 3 (art. 11): 1-16. [details]
original description (of Bryanina inana Fowler, 1932) Fowler, H. W. (1932). Fresh-water fishes from the Marquesas and Society Islands. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History.</em> 9 (25): 1-11. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 537, 560 [details]
original description (of Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770) Pallas, P. S. (1770). Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. <em>Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange.</em> v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5. [Also v. 1 (fasc. 7), 1769, pp. 1-42, Pls. 1-6.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27817654
page(s): 14, Pl. 2 (figs. 6-7) [details]
original description (of Sicyopterus extraneus Herre, 1927) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1927). Gobies of the Philippines and the China Sea. <em>Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr.</em> 23: 1-352, frontispiece + Pls. 1-30. [details]
original description (of Gobius lienardi Bleeker, 1874) Bleeker, P. (1874). Poissons de Madagascar et de l'île la Réunion des collections de MM. Pollen et van Dam. <em>In: Recherches sur la faune de Madagascar et de ses dépendances d'après les découvertes de François P. L. Pollen et D. C. van Dam. 4e partie. E. J. Brill, Leide [Leiden]. Poissons de Madagascar et de l'Ile la Réunion.</em> Part 4: 1-104 + 2 p. index.
page(s): 77 [details]
original description (of Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906) Jordan, D. S.; Seale, A. (1906). The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania. <em>Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries.</em> . 25 (for 1905): 173-455 + index 457-488, Pls. 33-53. [details]
original description (of Sicydium gymnauchen Bleeker, 1858) Bleeker, P. (1858). Tiende bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Celebes. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 3 (art. 11): 1-16. [details]
original description (of Bryanina inana Fowler, 1932) Fowler, H. W. (1932). Fresh-water fishes from the Marquesas and Society Islands. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History.</em> 9 (25): 1-11. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Hatching and larval stage occur at sea, postlarval stage to adult in freshwater (Ref. 4343). [details]Remark Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ルリボウズハゼ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (92 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Sicydium gymnauchen Bleeker, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Sicydium lagocephalum (Pallas, 1770))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Gobius caeruleus Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sicydium taeniurum Günther, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sicyopterus extraneus Herre, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Sicyopterus taeniurus (Günther, 1877))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Sicydium lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sicyopterus lagocephalus)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770)
To FishBase (from synonym Sicyopterus caeruleus (Lacepède, 1800))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius caeruleus Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius lienardi Bleeker, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Sicyopterus extraneus Herre, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Sicydium taeniurum Günther, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Sicydium lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770))
To FishBase (from synonym Sicydium lagocephalum (Pallas, 1770))
To FishBase (from synonym Sicyopterus gymnauchen (Bleeker, 1858))
To FishBase (from synonym Sicyopterus taeniurus (Günther, 1877))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Awavus lienardi (Bleeker, 1875))
To FishBase (from synonym Bryanina inana Fowler, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Sicydium gymnauchen Bleeker, 1858)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (489 nucleotides; 529 proteins)
To GenBank (489 nucleotides; 529 proteins) (from synonym Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770)
To GenBank (489 nucleotides; 529 proteins) (from synonym Sicyopterus taeniurus (Günther, 1877))
To GenBank (489 nucleotides; 529 proteins) (from synonym Sicydium taeniurum Günther, 1877)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bryanina inana RAD108537-001) (from synonym Bryanina inana Fowler, 1932)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bryanina inana RAD108537-001) (from synonym Bryanina inana Fowler, 1932)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sicyopterus lagocephalus USNM 384184 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sicyopterus lagocephalus USNM 440041 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sicyopterus tauae P05495 illustration) (from synonym Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sicyopterus tauae USNM 51787 holotype radiograph) (from synonym Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Sicydium gymnauchen Bleeker, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Sicydium lagocephalum (Pallas, 1770))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Gobius caeruleus Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sicydium taeniurum Günther, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sicyopterus extraneus Herre, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Sicyopterus taeniurus (Günther, 1877))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Sicydium lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sicyopterus lagocephalus)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770)
To FishBase (from synonym Sicyopterus caeruleus (Lacepède, 1800))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius caeruleus Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius lienardi Bleeker, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Sicyopterus extraneus Herre, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Sicydium taeniurum Günther, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Sicydium lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770))
To FishBase (from synonym Sicydium lagocephalum (Pallas, 1770))
To FishBase (from synonym Sicyopterus gymnauchen (Bleeker, 1858))
To FishBase (from synonym Sicyopterus taeniurus (Günther, 1877))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Awavus lienardi (Bleeker, 1875))
To FishBase (from synonym Bryanina inana Fowler, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Sicydium gymnauchen Bleeker, 1858)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (489 nucleotides; 529 proteins)
To GenBank (489 nucleotides; 529 proteins) (from synonym Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770)
To GenBank (489 nucleotides; 529 proteins) (from synonym Sicyopterus taeniurus (Günther, 1877))
To GenBank (489 nucleotides; 529 proteins) (from synonym Sicydium taeniurum Günther, 1877)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bryanina inana RAD108537-001) (from synonym Bryanina inana Fowler, 1932)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bryanina inana RAD108537-001) (from synonym Bryanina inana Fowler, 1932)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sicyopterus lagocephalus USNM 384184 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sicyopterus lagocephalus USNM 440041 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sicyopterus tauae P05495 illustration) (from synonym Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sicyopterus tauae USNM 51787 holotype radiograph) (from synonym Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To ITIS
