awaou, Gobius Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:537, 566 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Tahiti, Society Islands [South Pacific]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:54 [ref. 19958]. Unnecessary replacement name for Gobius ocellaris Broussonet 1782. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:195, 239 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Awaous ocellaris (Broussonet 1782) -- (Watson 1992:167 [ref. 20016]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Awaous ocellaris (Broussonet 1782). Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.