Awaous guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837)
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 guamensis is a species of goby native to the Pacific islands from the Marianas to Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji where it can be found in fresh, brackish and marine waters. Recent work based upon morphological and genetic differences has recognized Hawaiian populations of Awaous as being distinct from Awaous guamensis. Consequently, Hawaiian Awaous are now recognized as a distinct species Awaous stamineus.
Wikipedia contributors, Awaous guamensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:07:25.710564+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Awaous guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837)
- Name authority
- (Valenciennes, 1837)
- 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 guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837)
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 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 |
| Awaous keralaensis Keith & Mennesson, 2026 | 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 crassilabris Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861 | synonym |
| Chonophorus guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837) (Valenciennes, 1837) | synonym |
| Awaous crassilabrus (Günther, 1861) (Günther, 1861) | synonym |
| Gobius guamensis Valenciennes, 1837 Valenciennes, 1837 | synonym |
| Awaous crassilabras (Günther, 1861) (Günther, 1861) | synonym |
| Awaous crassilabris (Günther, 1861) (Günther, 1861) | 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=277421 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:K3FJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.