Sand fish

Awaous tajasica

Goby from Central American Waters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Restricted distribution
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

Awaous tajasica, the sand fish or sandfish, is a species of goby native to fresh and brackish waters of Brazil in South America with reports outside of Brazil considered to be questionable.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Awaous
Maximum length: 16.3 cm
Distribution: South America: found only in Brazil from Piaui southward to Santa Catarina. Central America: questionable reports from Florida in USA and Antilles to Central America (Ref. 7251 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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