Awaous commersoni, or Commerson's freshwater goby, is a species of goby found on islands in the south-western Indian Ocean.
This species reaches a length of .
The fish is named in honor of French naturalist Philibert Commerçon (also spelled Commerson, 1727âÂÂ1773), it is a replacement name for Gobius niger Lacepède 1800 it was based on Commerçon's manuscript description, âÂÂGobius totus niger â¦âÂÂ), preoccupied by G. niger Linnaeus 1758 (Gobiidae).