Awaous banana (Valenciennes, 1837) is a animal in the Gobiidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Awaous banana (Valenciennes, 1837)
Awaous banana, the river goby, is a commercially important goby native to the Americas' fresh and brackish waters, reaching 30 cm SL.
Identify with AI — OfflineAwaous banana, commonly known as the river goby, is a species of goby.
It is native to fresh and brackish water streams and rivers, ranging from the southern United States through Central America to Venezuela and Peru.
This species can grow to a length of 30 centimetres (12 inches) in standard length.
It is an important species for local commercial fisheries.
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Valenciennea longipinnis (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
Gnatholepis anjerensis (Bleeker, 1851)
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Periophthalmus gracilis Eggert, 1935
Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814)
Acentrogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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