Candy Cane Goby

Awaous flavus

Orange goby from Colombia to the Amazon mouth

Orange
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Awaous flavus is a species of goby native to fresh and brackish waters of rivers and estuaries of South America from Colombia to near the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Awaous
Maximum length: 8.2 cm
Distribution: South America: Río Atrato, Colombia, to Belém, Brazil near the mouth of the Amazon River, all Atlantic slope drainages.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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