FB-70567 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70567 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Polymixiiformes Polymixiidae Polymixia Polymixia carmenae Caixeta, Oliveira & Melo, 2024 Mahanadi scribbled goby 2024-04-23 2024-04-23 Seth, J.K., S. Roy, S. Sura, D. Puvala, S.S. Mishra and A. Mohapatra0 Description of a new species of the genus Awaous Valenciennes, 1837 (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) from the middle stretch of the Mahanadi River, Odisha, India, with comments on the Awaous species from India. J. Fish Biol.104(3):548-563. (Ref. 130910) FB-GeneralDescr-70576 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70576 Local communities have been consuming this species and holds a high commercial value, as they are sold at a high price in both fresh and dry forms. Considering its market value, possible extent of exploitation, and area of occurrence, it needs special conservation attention for sustainable utilization (Ref. 130910). Seth, J.K., S. Roy, S. Sura, D. Puvala, S.S. Mishra and A. Mohapatra 2023 Description of a new species of the genus Awaous Valenciennes, 1837 (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) from the middle stretch of the Mahanadi River, Odisha, India, with comments on the Awaous species from India. J. Fish Biol.104(3):548-563. (Ref. 130910) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70576 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70576 This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: body yellow, cylindrical with a large head (3.2-3.5 in SL); slender with body depth 4.5-6.3 in SL); much smaller eye6.6-8.4 in HL; snout robust and long 2.0-2.6 in HL; mouth moderately protrusible; lower jaw smaller than upper one; teeth on upper jaw uniserial and that of lower jaw multiserial (2-3); predorsal scale rows 13-15; no scales on the preopercle and opercle; longitudinal scales series 55-58; gill rakers 2 + 1 + 6-7 on the first gill arch; cephalic sensory system interrupted with 8 pores, the first two of the oculoscapular pores at the posterior edge of the eye, the third near the preopercular edge, and the fourth and fifth are arranged together at the opercular edge (Ref. 130910). Seth, J.K., S. Roy, S. Sura, D. Puvala, S.S. Mishra and A. Mohapatra 2023 Description of a new species of the genus Awaous Valenciennes, 1837 (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) from the middle stretch of the Mahanadi River, Odisha, India, with comments on the Awaous species from India. J. Fish Biol.104(3):548-563. (Ref. 130910) FB-Morphology-70576 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70576 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 10 Seth, J.K., S. Roy, S. Sura, D. Puvala, S.S. Mishra and A. Mohapatra 2023 Description of a new species of the genus Awaous Valenciennes, 1837 (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) from the middle stretch of the Mahanadi River, Odisha, India, with comments on the Awaous species from India. J. Fish Biol.104(3):548-563. (Ref. 130910) FB-Distribution-70576 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70576 Asia: India. Seth, J.K., S. Roy, S. Sura, D. Puvala, S.S. Mishra and A. Mohapatra 2023 Description of a new species of the genus Awaous Valenciennes, 1837 (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) from the middle stretch of the Mahanadi River, Odisha, India, with comments on the Awaous species from India. J. Fish Biol.104(3):548-563. (Ref. 130910) FB-Uses-70576 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70576 fisheries: highly commercial Seth, J.K., S. Roy, S. Sura, D. Puvala, S.S. Mishra and A. Mohapatra 2023 Description of a new species of the genus Awaous Valenciennes, 1837 (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) from the middle stretch of the Mahanadi River, Odisha, India, with comments on the Awaous species from India. J. Fish Biol.104(3):548-563. (Ref. 130910) FB-Size-70576 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70576 17.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 130910)) Seth, J.K., S. Roy, S. Sura, D. Puvala, S.S. Mishra and A. Mohapatra 2023 Description of a new species of the genus Awaous Valenciennes, 1837 (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) from the middle stretch of the Mahanadi River, Odisha, India, with comments on the Awaous species from India. J. Fish Biol.104(3):548-563. (Ref. 130910) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70576 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-05-01 00:00:00 2024-05-01 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70576 benthopelagic; freshwater