Biology:Awaous melanocephalus
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Short description: Species of fish
| Awaous melanocephalus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Awaous |
| Species: | A. melanocephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Awaous melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849)
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| Synonyms | |
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Chonophorus melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849) | |
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]
Adults inhabit in freshwater streams with clear waters, and some muddy bottoms. It is about 15 cm (5.9 in) in length.[3]
References
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/196325/2445821.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Awaous melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277423.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Macrognathus pentophthalmos" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1043855 entry
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