
Awaous guamensis
Pacific River Goby
As recorded: Awaous stamineus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- G.B. Mainland
- Date
- February 26, 1938
- Locality
- Oahu; NE side; Laie; Laiemaloo Stream; upstream
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 26, 1938, G.B. Mainland also collected 4 other specimens.
Awaous guamensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-30.

2026-05-30
Asan, Guam, US
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-12-23
Dumbéa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Joëlle VINCENT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-12
Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-31
Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-29
Boulouparis, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-29
Boulouparis, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Awaous guamensis. BPBM 5503. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35403999. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5503.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35403999 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
