Awaous guamensis
| Awaous guamensis | |
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| 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 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]
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. (2014). "Awaous guamensis" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Awaous stamineus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (1 October 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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