striatus, Euctenogobius Day [F.] 1868:272 [1], Fig. [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868 (pt 2); ref. 18790] Backwaters around Madras, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.8146 (1, syntype); BMNH 1868.5.14.10 (1), 1889.2.1.4287 (1, dry), 1975.9.30.23 (1, dry); MNHN A-0007 (1); NMW 30096 (1), 31026 (1); RMNH 1884 (1); MZUF 4703 (1); ZSI 104 (1, figured specimen), 155-157 (3). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:162 [ref. 23762], Bauchot et al. 1991:23 [ref. 19958], Ferraris et al. 2000:302 [ref. 25110]. On p. 1 of separate. •Synonym of Awaous litturatus (Steindachner 1861) -- (Kottelat 2013:400 [ref. 32989], Seth et al. 2023:13 [ref. 40589]). •Valid as Awaous striatus (Day 1868) -- (Parenti 2021:305 [ref. 38603], Keith & Mennesson 2026:37 [ref. 42802]). Current status: Valid as Awaous striatus (Day 1868). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Andhra Pradesh to Odisha, eastern India. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.