Awaous melanocephalus

Awaous melanocephalus, the largesnout goby, is a species of goby that is native to fresh water rivers and streams of India, Sri Lanka, Ryukyu Islands, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Some suggestions has been recorded from Fiji islands and Mauritius, but not confirmed yet.[3]

Awaous melanocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Awaous
Species:
A. melanocephalus
Binomial name
Awaous melanocephalus
(Bleeker, 1849)
Synonyms

Chonophorus melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849)
Chonorphorus melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849) (misspelling)
Gobius melanocephalus Bleeker, 1849 [2]

Adults inhabit in freshwater streams with clear waters, and some muddy bottoms. It is about 15 cm (5.9 in) in length.[3]

References
  1. Larson, H. & Greenfield, D. (2016). "Awaous melanocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T196325A2445821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T196325A2445821.en.
  2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277423
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Macrognathus pentophthalmos" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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