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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Scribbled goby

Awaous grammepomus Bleeker, 1849
Max Length
15 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Found in streams and rivers. Enters estuaries . Usually associated with streams having a gravel or sand substrates. Feeds mainly on filamentous algae and Diptera and also small fishes and crustaceans . Not seen in market, but probably sold fresh .

Scientific Name
Awaous grammepomus
Authority
Bleeker, 1849
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
15 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Migration
Amphidromous

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Gobiidae
Genus
Awaous
Awaous
Species
Scribbled goby
Awaous grammepomus

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Scribbled goby is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Scribbled goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Scribbled goby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Scribbled goby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous . Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater 🌿 Brackish
Migration
Amphidromous
Trophic Level
3.3±0.48
Food Items

filamentous algae and Diptera (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00871 × L3.07 (TL)
Max TL
15cm

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Bleeker, 1849

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Scribbled Goby · streaked river goby
🇯🇵Japanese Kurominamihaze · クロミナミハゼ
🇵🇹Portuguese Góbio-de-água-doce-do-Pacífico
🇷🇺Russian Индомалайский авао

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Gobius grammepomus Bleeker 1849 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 3 records indexed .

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