Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters, 1852)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 222

Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters, 1852)

Gobius aeneofuscus Peters, 1852 [Synonym: senior, original� Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 26 cm SL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: amphidromous to be confirmed

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2017)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: east coast rivers and estuaries south to Algoa Bay. Also known in Somaliland (Gulf of Aden including Somalia, Djibouti, and south-eastern Ethiopia) and Madagascar. A sole record for Gabon: BMNH 1896.5.5.15- 24 is a probable misidentification according to the known distribution of the species.