Awaous

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Gobionellinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Gobiidae Scientific name Awaous Higher classification Goby Order Perciformes

Lower classifications Oopu nakea, Awaous macrorhynchus

Awaous banana

Awaous is a genus of gobies native to fresh, marine and brackish waters from Africa to the Americas.

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:

Awaous acritosus Watson, 1994 (Roman nose goby)

Awaous aeneofuscus (W. K. H. Peters, 1852) (Freshwater goby)

Awaous banana (Valenciennes, 1837) (River goby)

Awaous bustamantei (Greeff, 1882)

Awaous commersoni (J. G. Schneider, 1801)

Awaous flavus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Awaous fluviatilis (Visweswara Rao, 1971)

Awaous grammepomus (Bleeker, 1849) (Scribbled goby)

Awaous guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837)

Awaous lateristriga (A. H. A. Duméril, 1861) (West African freshwater goby)

Awaous litturatus (Steindachner, 1861)

Awaous macrorhynchus (Bleeker, 1867)

Awaous melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849) (Largesnout goby)

Awaous nigripinnis (Valenciennes, 1837)

Awaous ocellaris (Broussonet, 1782)

Awaous pallidus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Awaous personatus (Bleeker, 1849)

Awaous stamineus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)

Awaous tajasica (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1822) (Sand fish)

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