Rainbow Stiphodon

This species can be diagnosed by the following combination of characters: second dorsal fin usually with 9 soft-rays; first dorsal fin pointed with 3-5 elongate spines in males; pectoral fin usually with 15 soft-rays; caudal-fin length 29-35% of SL in males; premaxillary teeth 33-45 in

Amphidromous. Refers to fishes that regularly migrate between freshwater and the sea (in both directions), but not for the purpose of breeding, as in anadromous and catadromous species. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.Characteristic elements in amphidromy are: reproduction in fresh water, passage to sea by newly hatched larvae, a period of feeding and growing at sea usually a few months long, return to fresh water of well-grown juveniles, a further period of feeding and growing in fresh water, followed by reproduction there (Ref. 82692).

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10

aquarium: commercial