Awaous is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. They are native to fresh, marine and brackish waters from Africa to the Americas.
Species There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: Awaous acritosus Watson, 1994 (Roman nose goby) Awaous aeneofuscus (W. K. H. Peters, 1852) (Freshwater goby) Awaous banana (Valenciennes, 1837) (River goby) Awaous bustamantei (Greeff, 1882) Awaous dayi Keith & Mennesson, 2026 Awaous commersoni (J. G. Schneider, 1801) Awaous flavus (Valenciennes, 1837) Awaous grammepomus (Bleeker, 1849) (Scribbled goby) Awaous guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837) Awaous jayakari (Boulenger, 1888) Awaous keralaensis Keith & Mennesson, 2026 Awaous lateristriga (A. H. A. Duméril, 1861) (West African freshwater goby) Awaous litturatus (Steindachner, 1861) Awaous madagascariensis (Bleeker, 1867) Awaous myanmarensis Keith & Mennesson, 2026 Awaous ocellaris (Broussonet, 1782) Awaous stamineus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) Awaous stoliczkae (Day, 1871) Awaous striatus (Day, 1868) Awaous tajasica (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1822) (Sand fish) Awaous transandeanus (Günther, 1861) Synonyms Awaous fluviatilis (Rao, 1971); valid as A. litturatus Awaous macrorhynchus (Bleeker, 1867); valid as A. aeneofuscus Awaous melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849); valid as A. grammepomus Awaous motla Seth, Roy, Sura, Puvala, Mishra & Mohapatra, 2023; valid as A. striatus Awaous pallidus (Valenciennes, 1837); valid as A. commersoni Awaous personatus (Bleeker, 1849); valid as A. grammepomus
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