SICYDIINAE, T.N.Gill, 1860

Larson, Helen K., Jaafar, Zeehan & Lim, Kelvin K. P., 2008, An Annotated Checklist Of The Gobioid Fishes Of Singapore, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56 (1), pp. 135-155 : 151

SUBFAMILY SICYDIINAE

Sicyopterus macrostetholepis (Bleeker)

Sicydium macrostetholepis Bleeker, 1853a: 271 (West Sumatra, in rivers).

Sicyopterus macrostetholepis – Bleeker, 1876: 281 ( Singapore); Fowler, 1938: 221 ( Singapore); Koumans, 1953: 228–229 ( Singapore); Gomez 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 261 ( Singapore).

Remarks: There are no recent specimens of this subfamily known from Singapore. It is quite likely that Bleeker’s original record from Singapore (which has consequently been cited by others) is in error, as there has never been suitable habitat for sicydiine gobiids in Singapore. These fishes require fast steep freshwater streams with access to the sea, while all rivers and streams in Singapore, past and present, are low–lying and relatively slow–moving.