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Awaous banana in Panama
River goby

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Awaous banana   (Valenciennes, 1837)
Family:	Gobiidae (Gobies) , subfamily: Gobionellinae			picture (Awban_u0.jpg) by Artigas Azas, J.M.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	River goby
Max. size:	30.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30499); 24.38 cm SL (female)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 34°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	North, Central and South America: northern Florida, USA southward through the Greater and Lesser Antilles to Trinidad and Tobago, and from Tamaulipas, Mexico southward to Caracas, Venezuela; central Baja California Sur and Sonora, Mexico southward to Tumbes, Peru.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-11
Biology:	Inhabits clear streams and rivers over sand and gravel, but also found in turbid waters with muddy bottoms. Prefers clear flowing, well oxygenated streams. Feeds mainly on filamentous algae (Ref. 13444)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Watson, R.E.. 1996. (Ref. 13444)
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Panama country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Chiriqui, Veraguas, Los Santos, Panama, Darien, Bocas del Toro, Coclé and Colon.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pm.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Watson, R.E., 1996
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	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07