Stiphodon elegans is a species of freshwater goby. It is found in Polynesia, from Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, Cook Islands and French Polynesia.[1] It occurs in clear, fast flowing streams in rainforest near the coast and it feeds on algae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Stiphodon |
| Species: | S. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Stiphodon elegans (Steindachner, 1879)
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| Synonyms | |
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Sicydium elegans Steindachner, 1879
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References
edit- ^ a b Boseto, D. (2012). "Stiphodon elegans". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T196396A2453196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196396A2453196.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stiphodon elegans". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p
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