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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General
Conservation
Distribution
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References
General Information
 
Awaous melanocephalus
Largesnout goby
 
Animal Group: Freshwater Fish
淡水魚類
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description: Largesnout Goby is pale greyish brown in general with yellowish belly. Predorsal area scattered with irregular dark dots and two dark lines running downward from eye to snout. Upper jaw is thick and protruding more anteriorly than lower jaw. Dorsal fins and caudal fins have dotted lines and first dorsal fin is triangular. There are 6 to 7 distinct blotches on mid lateral body.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Species of Conservation Concern
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Least Concern
Fellowes et al. (2002)
  • Regional Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Records from a few streams on Hong Kong Island and Lantau Island.
Global Distribution
  • Indo-Pacific region including China, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
  • Lam, K. S. (2002). Freshwater Fish in Hong Kong. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong.
  • Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong
  • Fellow, J. R. et al. (2002). Wild animals to watch: terrestrial and freshwater fauna of conservation concern in Hong Kong. In Hodgkiss, I.J. (ed.). Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society, No. 19, Hong Kong. pp.123-159.