jayakari, Gobius Boulenger [G. A.] 1888:663, Pl. 54 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887 (pt 4); ref. 14479] Fresh waters near Muscat, Oman, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1887.11.11.234-237 (4). •Valid as Awaous jayakari (Boulenger 1888) -- (Esmaeili et al. 2019:[2] [ref. 37285], Freyhof et al. 2020:212 [ref. 37658], Al-Jufaili et al. 2021:[7] [ref. 38743], Parenti 2021:303 [ref. 38603], Esmaeili et al. 2022:480 [ref. 39253], Larson 2022:158 [ref. 39971], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:214 [ref. 40377], Çiçek et al. 2024:316 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Awaous jayakari (Boulenger 1888). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: southern Yemen and Gulf of Oman east to Iran. Possibly introduced in Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.