Parasicydium bandama

Parasicydium bandama is a species of goby native to fast-flowing streams and rivers of Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and the Ivory Coast.^[1] This species grows to a length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[2] The genus refers to this species resemblance to members of the genus Sicydium while the specific name is the name of the Bandama River in the Ivory Coast where the type specimen was collected.^[3]

Parasicydium bandama
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Subfamily:	Sicydiinae
Genus:	Parasicydium Risch, 1980
Species:	P. bandama
Binomial name
Parasicydium bandama Risch, 1980
Synonyms
Lentipes bandama (Risch, 1980)