Awaous personatus

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Awaous personatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Awaous
Species:
A. personatus
Binomial name
Awaous personatus
(Bleeker, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Gobius personatusBleeker, 1849

Awaous personatus is a species of goby found in Indonesia. [2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 11.1 cm (4.4 in). [3]

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References

  1. Larson, H. (2019). "Awaous personatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T91078805A91079088. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91078805A91079088.en . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. 221 p.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Awaous personatus" in FishBase . February 2015 version.