Awaous melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Awaous melanocephalus, the largesnout goby, is a species of goby that is native to fresh water rivers and streams of India, Sri Lanka, Ryukyu Islands, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Some suggestions has been recorded from Fiji islands and Mauritius, but not confirmed yet.
Adults inhabit in freshwater streams with clear waters, and some muddy bottoms. It is about 15 cm (5.9 in) in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Awaous melanocephalus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:07:25.711563+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Awaous melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1849)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Awaous
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
- genusAwaous Valenciennes, 1837
- speciesAwaous melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Awaous. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Awaous acritosus Watson, 1994 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters, 1852) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| river gobyAwaous banana (Valenciennes, 1837) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Awaous bustamantei (Greeff, 1882) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Awaous commersoni (Schneider, 1801) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Awaous guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Awaous jayakari (Boulenger, 1888) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Awaous lateristriga (Duméril, 1861) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Awaous litturatus (Steindachner, 1861) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Awaous ocellaris (Broussonet, 1782) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Awaous stamineus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Awaous tajasica (Lichtenstein, 1822) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gobius melanocephalus Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849 | synonym |
| Chonophorus melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849) (Bleeker, 1849) | synonym |
| Chonorphorus melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849) (Bleeker, 1849) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277423 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5VZ8J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.