Awaous guamensis

Awaous guamensis is a species of goby native to the Pacific islands from the Marianas to Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji where it can be found in fresh, brackish and marine waters. Males can reach a length of 24.5 cm (9.6 in) SL while females only reach 16.5 cm (6.5 in).[2] Recent work based upon morphological and genetic differences has recognized Hawaiian populations of Awaous as being distinct from Awaous guamensis.[3] Consequently, Hawaiian Awaous are now recognized as a distinct species Awaous stamineus.[4][5]

Awaous guamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Awaous
Species:
A. guamensis
Binomial name
Awaous guamensis
(Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Gobius guamensis Valenciennes, 1837
  • Chonophorus guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Gobius crassilabris Günther, 1861
  • Awaous crassilabris (Günther, 1861)

References
  1. Boseto, D. (2012). "Awaous guamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192948A2180615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T192948A2180615.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Awaous guamensis" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. Lindstrom, Daniel P.; Blum, Michael J.; Walter, Ryan P.; Gagne, Roderick B.; Gilliam, James F. (2012). "Molecular and morphological evidence of distinct evolutionary lineages of Awaous guamensis in Hawai'i and Guam". Copeia. 2012 (2): 293–300. doi:10.1643/CI-11-027.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Awaous stamineus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  5. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan, eds. (2 July 2018). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 July 2018.


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