Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Rajiformes
Ovalentaria/misc
Aulopiformes
Cyprinodontiformes
Alepocephaliformes
Lepisosteiformes
Myxiniformes
Eupercaria/misc
Albuliformes
Carangaria/misc
Pleuronectiformes
Siluriformes
Mugiliformes
Ophidiiformes
Perciformes/Percoidei
Acanthuriformes
Batrachoidiformes
Ateleopodiformes
Percopsiformes
Heterodontiformes
Rhinopristiformes
Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei
Torpediniformes
Gobiesociformes
Esociformes
Anguilliformes
Amiiformes
Myctophiformes

Awaous jayakari (Boulenger, 1888)

Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Awaous

Species: Awaous jayakari (Boulenger, 1888)

Climate Zone

Tropical

Location

Western Indian Ocean: coast of Arabian Peninsula (Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea in Oman and Yemen) east to Pakistan.

Biology

Amphidromous, occurring in fresh and brackish waters, mostly rivers and estuaries. Inhabits pools and running water, usually over sandy substrate into which it may bury itself with only the head and eyes exposed (Ref. 110099).

Habitat

freshwater