Awaous grammepomus - (Weligouva)

Family:	Gobiidae (Gobies) , subfamily: Gobionellinae
Order:	Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Scribbled goby
Max. size:	15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 12693)
Environment:	benthopelagic; amphidromous
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: Sri Lanka to New Guinea (Ref. 12693). Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371)
Biology:	Found in streams and rivers. Enters estuaries (Ref. 4833). Usually associated with streams having a gravel or sand substrates. Feeds mainly on filamentous algae and Diptera (Ref. 6028) and also small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 12693). Not seen in market, but probably sold fresh (Ref. 12693)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Sri Lanka country information
Common names:	Scribbled goby, Weligouva