Awaous stamineus

Awaous stamineus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Awaous
Species: A. stamineus
Binomial name
Awaous stamineus
(Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Gobius stamineus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
  • Chonophorus stamineus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)

Awaous stamineus is a species of goby native to the Hawaiian Islands.[1] It has been considered synonym of Awaous guamensis but recent work based upon morphological and genetic differences has recognized Hawaiian populations as being distinct.[2] Consequently, Hawaiian Awaous are now recognized as a valid, distinct species.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Awaous stamineus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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