Largesnout Goby
Awaous melanocephalus
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 15 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
A goby of clear streams, often in rainforest with mud, sand or gravel bottoms, it stays within fifty kilometres of the sea where its young begin life. Like many of its relatives it spends much of its time perched on the bottom, sifting the substrate.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Awaous
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 277423.
FAQ
- Is the Largesnout Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Largesnout Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Largesnout Goby get?
- The Largesnout Goby grows to about 15 cm.