Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 111. Diagnosis: palate without teeth; no spines on preopercle; dorsal fin with normal first spines; fleshy process below opercle; caudal fin not longer than head; no scales on opercle (Ref. 79840). Greenish with blotches on back and side (Ref. 2798). Coloration: generally olive green on back, paler on flanks, and greenish-greyish ventrally; brownish spots on back and flanks; caudal fin with small brown spots; brownish bands between mouth and eyes (Ref. 79840).

Common Names

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Varswater-dikkop , Afrikaans , South Africa

Freshwater goby , English , Kenya

Freshwater goby , English , South Africa

Freshwater goby , English , Zimbabwe

Freshwater goby , English , Tanzania

Freshwater goby , English , Global

Toho , Malagasy , Madagascar

Tohobaka , Malagasy, Betsimisaraka , Madagascar

Tohoborivava , Malagasy, Betsimisaraka , Madagascar

Tohofasina , Malagasy, Betsimisaraka , Madagascar

銹色阿胡鰕虎魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

锈色阿胡鰕虎鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Awaous

Species: Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters, 1852)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Africa: East coast rivers and estuaries south to Algoa Bay. Also known Somaliland (Gulf of Aden including Somalia, Djibouti, and southeastern Ethiopia) and Madagascar (Ref. 4343).

Biology

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Inhabits rivers and estuaries, including quiet swift water (Ref. 4967, 79840). Sometimes abundant in lagoons (Ref. 4967).

Habitat

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brackish