Awaous commersoni

Awaous commersoni
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Genus:	Awaous
Species:	A. commersoni
Binomial name
Awaous commersoni (J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms [2]
List Gobius commersoniSchneider, 1801 Gobius nigerLacepède, 1800 Gobius nigripinnisValenciennes, 1837 Awaous nigripinnis(Valenciennes, 1837) Gobius commersoniiValenciennes, 1837 Awavus commersoni(Valenciennes, 1837)

Awaous commersoni, or Commerson's freshwater goby, is a species of goby found on islands in the south-western Indian Ocean. ^[3]

Size

This species reaches a length of 25.0 cm (9.8 in). ^[2]

Etymology

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

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 .
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Awaous commersoni". FishBase . February 2015 version.
3. 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.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (17 January 2025). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 September 2025.