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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Perciformes (Perch-likes) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 10 - 20; amphidromous (Ref. 46888). Tropical; 22°C - 30°C (Ref. 2059), preferred ?; 31°N - 5°S (Ref. 26213)
South America: found only in Brazil from Piaui southward to Santa Catarina. Central America: questionable reports from Florida in USA and Antilles to Central America (Ref. 7251).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13444)
Found in lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. Occurs in brackish water in seasonally intermittent streams.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Watson, R.E., 1996. Revision of the subgenus Awaous (Chonophorus) (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(1)1:18. (Ref. 13444)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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