Awaous commersoni

Species of fish

Awaous commersoni

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Gobiiformes
Family:  | Oxudercidae
Genus:  | Awaous
Species:  |

A. commersoni

Binomial name
Awaous commersoni

(J. G. Schneider, 1801)

Synonyms

* Gobius commersoni Schneider, 1801
* Gobius niger Lacepède, 1800

Awaous commersoni, or Commerson's freshwater goby, is a species of goby found on islands in the south-western Indian Ocean.[2]

## Size

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This species reaches a length of 25.0 cm (9.8 in).[3]

## Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of French naturalist Philibert Commerçon (also spelled Commerson, 1727–1773), it is a replacement name for Gobius niger Lacepède 1800 it was based on Commerçon's manuscript description, “Gobius totus niger …”), preoccupied by G. niger Linnaeus 1758 (Gobiidae). [4]

## References

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1. ^ Larson, H. (2020). "Awaous commersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57509025A58341446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57509025A58341446.en. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
2. ^ Keith, P., G. Marquet, P. Valade, P. Bosc and E. Vigneux, 2006. Atlas des poissons et des crustacés d'eau douce des Comores, Mascareignes et Seychelles. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. Patrimoines naturels, 65:250p.
3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Awaous commersoni". FishBase. February 2015 version.
4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

Taxon identifiers

Awaous commersoni|

* Wikidata: Q3759272
* CoL: K3F8
* FishBase: 9964
* GBIF: 5208777
* iNaturalist: 118705
* IRMNG: 10118665
* ITIS: 636987
* IUCN: 57509025
* OBIS: 277418
* Open Tree of Life: 1054967
* WoRMS: 277418

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