Awaous guamensis
| Awaous guamensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Awaous |
| Species: | A. guamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Awaous guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837) | |
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Awaous guamensis is a species of goby native to the Pacific islands from Mariana to Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji where it can be found in fresh, brackish and marine waters. Males can reach a length of 29.5 centimetres (11.6 in) SL while females only reach 16.5 centimetres (6.5 in).[2] Recent work based upon morphologically and genetic differences has recognized Hawaiian populations of Awaous as being distinct from Awaous guamensis and has recommended reversion to the previous nomenclature Awaous stamineus (Valenciennes, 1842).[3]
References
- ↑ Boseto, D. 2012. Awaous guamensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 July 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Awaous guamensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Lindstrom, D.P, Blum, M.J., Walter, R.P., Gagne, R.B., & Gilliam, J.F. (2012) Molecular and morphological evidence of distinct evolutionary lineages of Awaous guamensis in Hawai'i and Guam. Copeia, 2012, 293-300.