Largesnout Goby
Awaous melanocephalus
- Usual depth0–9 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Awaous melanocephalus, the largesnout goby, is a species of goby that is native to fresh water rivers and streams of India, Sri Lanka, Ryukyu Islands, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Some suggestions has been recorded from Fiji islands and Mauritius, but not confirmed yet.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–9 m · Deepest record: 9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Largesnout Goby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- クロミナミハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 曙首厚唇鯊, 黑頭阿胡鰕虎, 黑首阿胡鰕虎, 黑首阿胡鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Chonophorus melanocephalus, Chonorphorus melanocephalus, Gobius melanocephalus
Similar species
Eyebar gobyGnatholepis cauerensis
- Yellowfin goby
Acanthogobius flavimanus
- Light-beige Goby
Acanthogobius lactipes
- Anjer Eye-bar Goby
Gnatholepis anjerensis
- Barred mudskipper
Periophthalmus argentilineatus
- Atlantic Mudskipper
Periophthalmus barbarus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 149 open-data records from 1923 to 2004.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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