Awaous stamineus

Awaous stamineus is a species of goby native to the Hawaiian Islands.[1] It has been considered a synonym of Awaous guamensis but recent work based upon morphological and genetic differences has recognized Hawaiian populations as being distinct.[2] Consequently, Hawaiian Awaous are now recognized as a valid, distinct species.[1][3]

Awaous stamineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Awaous
Species:
A. stamineus
Binomial name
Awaous stamineus
(Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Gobius stamineus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
  • Chonophorus stamineus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Awaous stamineus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  2. Lindstrom, Daniel P.; Blum, Michael J.; Walter, Ryan P.; Gagne, Roderick B.; Gilliam, James F. (2012). "Molecular and morphological evidence of distinct evolutionary lineages of Awaous guamensis in Hawai'i and Guam". Copeia. 2012 (2): 293–300. doi:10.1643/CI-11-027.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan, eds. (2 July 2018). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 July 2018.


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