West African freshwater goby

Awaous lateristriga

Across three salinities along the West African coast

Tropical
Lower river
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Awaous lateristriga, the West African freshwater goby, is a species of goby found in marine, fresh and brackish waters (though mostly in freshwaters) along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Senegal to the Cunene River, Angola and also from islands in the Gulf of Guinea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Awaous
Maximum length: 14 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: St. Louis (Senegal) to the Cunene River (Angola) and from the islands of the Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 5299 , 57403 , 79590 ). Also reported from the lower Kunene in Namibia (Ref. 33857 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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