Awaous guamensis is a valid scientific name.

Awaous guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837)

- Bele - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Perciformes
Family	:	Gobiidae
Genus	:	Awaous
Species	:	Awaous guamensis

Common Names:

English	:	Data not available
Bangla	:	Bele[5]

Synonyms:

Gobius guamensis Valenciennes, 1837
Chonophorus guamensis (Valenciennes, 1837)
Gobius crassilabris Günther, 1861
Awaous crassilabris (Günther, 1861)
Awaous crassilabras (Günther, 1861)
Awaous crassilabrus (Günther, 1861)
Gobius grammepomus (Non Bleeker, 1849 Aug)
Awarous grammepomus (Non Bleeker, 1849 Aug)
Gobius stamineus (Non Eydoux and Souleyet, 1850)

Maximum Length and Weight:

103 mm (TL) ^[5] 22 cm (TL) and 60 g ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.4-4.6 : 3.5-3.6 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5-5.2 : 4-4.2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : .5-.7 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D₁. VII; D₂. I/10; P₁. 16; A. I/10; C. 13 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}

Scales:

Ctenoid. 53-54 scales on lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [638]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [333]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Data not available
Bangladesh	:	Dakatia river, Chandpur[5] Meghna river, Chandpur[5] Passur River, Khulna[752] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Hand lining, Cast net, Cast net ^[792]
Seine net, Gill net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Hand lining, Cast net, Cast net ^[1657]
Seine net, Gill net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Hand lining, Cast net, Cast net ^[1657]
Market price:
350-400 BDT/kg (Size: 15-18 cm, Weight: 50-60 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]