6595 Awaous melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849) Gobiidae Gobies Gobionellinae Gobiiformes Teleostei Largesnout goby Asia and Oceania: India, Sri Lanka, Ryukyu Islands, China, Taiwan, Viet Nam, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Reported from Fiji (Ref. 12743). Record from Mauritius (Bleeker 1879) needs confirmation (Ref. 4343).