Awaous commersoni
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Awaous |
| Species: | A. commersoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Awaous commersoni (J. G. Schneider, 1801)
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Awaous commersoni, or Commerson's freshwater goby, is a species of goby found on islands in the south-western Indian Ocean.[2]
Size[edit]
This species reaches a length of 25.0 cm (9.8 in).[3]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Awaous commersoni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.
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