Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Stiphodon atropurpureus
Animal Group:	Freshwater Fish
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Other Name(s):	Stiphodon atropurpureum
Description:	It is a medium-sized goby with elongated and cylindrical body. Its head is relatively small and flattened. All fins are oblique and there are small dots scattered on the dorsal and caudal fins. The fish exhibits obvious sexual dimorphism, in which females are yellowish brown with two longitudinal black stripes whereas males are metallic green without any stripes on body.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Species of Conservation Concern

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Fellowes et al. (2002)

Global Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Records from a few streams in North-East of New Territories and on Lantau Island. Global Distribution Indo-West Pacific region including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, China and Japan

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References

More on Freshwater Fish in HK

Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong

Fellow, J. R. et al. (2002). Wild animals to watch: terrestrial and freshwater fauna of conservation concern in Hong Kong. In Hodgkiss, I.J. (ed.). Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society, No. 19, Hong Kong. pp.123-159.