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Awaous commersoni

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Awaous commersoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Awaous
Species:
A. commersoni
Binomial name
Awaous commersoni
Synonyms
  • Gobius commersoni Schneider, 1801
  • Gobius niger Lacepède, 1800

Awaous commersoni, or Commerson's freshwater goby, is a species of goby found on islands in the south-western Indian Ocean.[2]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 25.0 cm (9.8 in).[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of French naturalist Philibert Commerçon (also spelled Commerson, 1727–1773), it is a replacement name for Gobius niger Lacepède 1800 it was based on Commerçon's manuscript description, “Gobius totus niger …”), preoccupied by G. niger Linnaeus 1758 (Gobiidae). [4]

References

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  1. ^ Larson, H. (2020). "Awaous commersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57509025A58341446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57509025A58341446.en. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ Keith, P., G. Marquet, P. Valade, P. Bosc and E. Vigneux, 2006. Atlas des poissons et des crustacés d'eau douce des Comores, Mascareignes et Seychelles. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. Patrimoines naturels, 65:250p.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Awaous commersoni". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 March 2023.