Scribbled goby

Awaous grammepomus

Scribbled lines mark sides

Tropical
Regional distribution
Oceania
South Asia
Medium
Tropical fish

Awaous grammepomus, the Scribbled goby, is a species of goby native to freshwater streams and rivers and brackish estuaries from Sri Lanka to New Guinea with a report of it occurring in Palau. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Awaous
Maximum length: 15 cm
Distribution: Asia: Sri Lanka to New Guinea (Ref. 12693 ). Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371 )
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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