Awaous
ocellaris
(Broussonet, 1782)
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Family:
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Gobiidae
(Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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13.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559) |
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Environment: |
demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish; marine
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Asia: India to the Philippines and north to Japan. Oceania: Fiji (Ref. 12743); French Polynesia (Ref. 12792); and, New Caledonia and Vanuatu (Ref. 38002).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 7 - 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10 - 10;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 10;
Vertebrae: 26. A black ocellus on the posterior part of the first dorsal fin. Upper jaw thick and slightly extended. The cheek and upper portion of operculum scaled.
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Biology: |
Found on fine gravel bottoms from estuaries to fresh water of rivers.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
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