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Awaous ocellaris in American Samoa

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Awaous ocellaris   (Broussonet, 1782)
Family:	Gobiidae (Gobies) , subfamily: Gobionellinae			picture (Awoce_u0.jpg) by Shao, K.T.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	13.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559)
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: India to the Philippines and north to Japan. Oceania: Fiji (Ref. 12743); French Polynesia (Ref. 12792); and, New Caledonia and Vanuatu (Ref. 38002).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 26. A black ocellus on the posterior part of the first dorsal fin. Upper jaw thick and slightly extended. The cheek and upper portion of operculum scaled.
Biology:	Found on fine gravel bottoms from estuaries to fresh water of rivers
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)
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American Samoa country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/aq.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Wass, R.C., 1984
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