Awaous

Awaous is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. They are native to fresh, marine and brackish waters from Africa to the Americas.

==Species== There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus: Awaous acritosus Watson, 1994 (Roman nose goby) Awaous aeneofuscus (W. K. H. Peters, 1852) (Freshwater goby) Awaous banana (Valenciennes, 1837) (River goby) Awaous bustamantei (Greeff, 1882) Awaous commersoni (J. G. Schneider, 1801) Awaous flavus (Valenciennes, 1837) Awaous grammepomus (Bleeker, 1849) (Scribbled goby) Awaous guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837) Awaous gutum (Hamilton, 1822) Awaous jayakari (Boulenger, 1888) Awaous lateristriga (A. H. A. Duméril, 1861) (West African freshwater goby) Awaous litturatus (Steindachner, 1861) Awaous madagascariensis (Bleeker, 1867) Awaous melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849) (Largesnout goby) Awaous motla Seth, Roy, Sura, Puvala, Mishra & Mohapatra, 2023 Awaous ocellaris (Broussonet, 1782) Awaous personatus (Bleeker, 1849) Awaous stamineus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) Awaous tajasica (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1822) (Sand fish) Awaous transandeanus (Günther, 1861) Synonyms Awaous fluviatilis (Rao, 1971); valid as A. litturatus Awaous macrorhynchus (Bleeker, 1867); valid as A. aeneofuscus Awaous pallidus (Valenciennes, 1837); valid as A. commersoni