Common name of Awaous melanocephalus
 
Common name Biang bato
Language Tagalog
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Philippines
Locality
Ref. Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali, 1948
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier habitat/ecology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'bia' is the general name given to all species of Family Gobiidae occurring in Philippine waters; 'bato', i.e., rock; 'biang bato', i.e., 'bia ng bato', i.e., rock goby.
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