Biology:Parawaous megacephalus

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Parawaous megacephalus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Parawaous
Watson, 1993
Species:
P. megacephalus
Binomial name
Parawaous megacephalus
(Fowler, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Chaenogobius megacephalus Fowler, 1905
  • Awaous megacephalus (Fowler, 1905)

Parawaous megacephalus is a species of fish in the subfamily, Gobionellinae, and the only member of the monotypic genus Parawaous. It is endemic to Borneo, where it occurs in freshwater habitat. It grows to a length of 7.4 centimetres (2.9 in) SL.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Parawaous megacephalus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q6404301 entry