Species that contain: Awaous and aeneofuscus [ 8 ] records

aeneofuscus, Gobius Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:681 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Sena, Zambezi River, Mozambique. Syntypes and possible syntypes: BMNH 1861.5.2.75 (1); ZMB 2105-07 (2, 3, 1), 17429 (1). Also in Peters 1868:18, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [ref. 3440]. •Valid as Chonophorus aeneofuscus (Peters 1852) -- (Maugé 1986:363 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852) -- (Hoese 1986:779 [ref. 5670], Skelton 1993:363 [ref. 24071], Reinthal & Stiassny 1997:354 [ref. 22780], Stiassny & Harrison 2000:151 [ref. 25252], Skelton 2001:363 [ref. 27406], Seegers et al. 2003:46 [ref. 28087], Heemstra et al. 2004:3328 [ref. 27945], Marshall 2011:264 [ref. 31755], Fricke et al. 2018:325 [ref. 35805], Esmaeili et al. 2019:[6] [ref. 37285], Zajonz et al. 2019:95 [ref. 36871] as cf. aeneofuscus, Al-Jufaili et al. 2021:[3] [ref. 38743], Fermon et al. 2022:222 [ref. 39448] with question, Larson 2022:157 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa east to Madagascar and southern Iran. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

guineensis, Gobius aeneofuscus var. Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1876:248 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876 (for 27 Apr. 1876); ref. 10019] Cameroon River, West Africa. Holotype (unique): ZMB 9334. •Synonym of Chonophorus lateristriga (Duméril 1861) -- (Maugé 1986:364 [ref. 6218], Lévêque et al. 1989:123 [ref. 26480] dated 1877, Miller 1990:928 [ref. 19376], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477] dated 1877, Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:809 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Awaous lateristriga (Duméril 1861) -- (Watson 1996:10 [ref. 22211]). Current status: Synonym of Awaous lateristriga (Duméril 1861). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hypselosoma, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1867:407 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 2; ref. 14040] Samberano River, Madagascar. Syntypes: RMNH 4485 (2), 4486 (2). •Valid as Gobius hypselosoma Bleeker 1867 -- (Maugé 1986:373 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Awaous hypselosoma (Bleeker 1867) -- (Fricke et al. 2018:325 [ref. 35805]). •Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852) -- (Larson 2022:157 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Endemic to Madagascar [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

isognathus, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1867:411 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 2; ref. 14040] Samberano River, Madagascar. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4486. •Synonym of Gobius hypselosoma Bleeker 1867 -- (Maugé 1986:373 [ref. 6218]). •See Fricke 1999:497 [ref. 24106]. •Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852) -- (Larson 2022:158 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

louveli, Gobius (Awaous) Petit [G.] 1936:388, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 8 (no. 5); ref. 15297] Kamoro River, near Ambato-Boeni, western coast of Madagascar. Holotype (unique): apparently lost. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:56 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Chonophorus aeneofuscus (Peters 1852) -- (Maugé 1986:364 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852) -- (Larson 2022:158 [ref. 39971] with question). Current status: Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

macrorhynchus, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1867:403 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 2; ref. 14040] Samberano River, Madagascar. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4482. See Fricke 1999:497 [ref. 24106]. •Valid as Chonophorus macrorhynchus (Bleeker 1867) -- (Maugé 1986:365 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Awaous macrorhynchus (Bleeker 1867) -- (Fricke et al. 2018:326 [ref. 35805]). •Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852) -- (Larson 2022:157 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Endemic to Madagascar [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

melanopterus, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1867:409 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 2; ref. 14040] Samberano River, Madagascar. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4477. •Synonym of Gobius hypselosoma Bleeker 1867 -- (Maugé 1986:373 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852) -- (Larson 2022:158 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

vergeri, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1867:418 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 2; ref. 14040] Samberano River, Madagascar. Holotype (unique): RMNH (not found). •Questionably a synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Maugé 1986:361 [ref. 6218]). •Nomen dubium in Redigobius (Larson 2010:186 [ref. 30783]). •Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852) -- (Larson 2022:158 [ref. 39971] with question). •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2022:170 [ref. 39971] with question). •Valid as Redigobius vergeri (Bleeker 1867) -- (Fricke et al. 2018:339 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius vergeri (Bleeker 1867). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Madagascar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.