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''Awaous'' is a genus of fish in the family
Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family (biology), family of bony fish in the order (biology), order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising over 2,000 species in more than 200 genus, genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typ ...
, the gobies. They are native to fresh, marine and brackish waters from
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.


Species

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Awaous acritosus''
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, 1994
(Roman nose goby) * '' Awaous aeneofuscus'' ( W. K. H. Peters, 1852) (Freshwater goby) * '' Awaous banana'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1837)
(River goby) * '' Awaous bustamantei'' ( Greeff, 1882) * '' Awaous commersoni'' ( J. G. Schneider, 1801) * '' Awaous flavus'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1837)
* '' Awaous fluviatilis'' ( Rao, 1971) * '' Awaous grammepomus'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Awaous guamensis'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1837)
* '' Awaous lateristriga'' ( A. H. A. Duméril, 1861) (West African freshwater goby) * '' Awaous litturatus'' (
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, 1861)
* '' Awaous macrorhynchus'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Awaous melanocephalus'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Awaous motla ''Awaous'' is a genus of fish in the family goby, Gobiidae, the gobies. They are native to fresh, marine and brackish waters from Africa to the Americas. Species There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus: * ''Awaous acritosus'' Ron ...
'' Seth, Roy, Sura, Puvala, Mishra & Mohapatra, 2023Jaya Kishor Seth, Sanmitra Roy, Sameer Sura, Dilraj Puvala, Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra and Anil Mohapatra. 2023. Description of A New Species of the Genus Awaous Valenciennes, 1837 (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) from the middle stretch of the Mahanadi River, Odisha, India with Comments on the Awaous Species from India. Journal of Fish Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15598 * '' Awaous ocellaris'' (
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, 1782)
* '' Awaous pallidus'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1837)
* '' Awaous personatus'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Awaous stamineus ''Awaous stamineus'', commonly known as ‘O‘opu nakea, is a species of goby native to the Hawaiian Islands. It has been previously considered a synonym of '' Awaous guamensis'' but recent work based upon morphological and genetic differences h ...
'' ( Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) * '' Awaous tajasica'' ( M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1822) (Sand fish)


References

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