Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Blackfin Specter Goby (Akko rossi), recorded as Endangered
Blackfin Specter Goby (Akko rossi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Blackfin Specter Goby

Akko rossi

Blackfin Specter Goby is a goby in the family Gobiidae (order Perciformes) — Akko rossi, recorded as Endangered and tied to El Salvador.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Akko rossi
Recorded from
El Salvador
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Gobiidae · Akko

The goby

Perch-like ray-finned fishes: spiny-rayed fins and a huge spread of freshwater and marine families.

Range and habitat

Blackfin Specter Goby is recorded from El Salvador.

GBIF currently lists 3 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Blackfin Specter Goby is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Akko rossi — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2222927 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Blackfin Specter Goby?
Blackfin Specter Goby is a goby in the family Gobiidae (order Perciformes) — Akko rossi.
What is the conservation status of Blackfin Specter Goby?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Akko rossi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Blackfin Specter Goby live?
Blackfin Specter Goby, the blackfin specter goby, is a goby from the family Gobiidae.
Why is Blackfin Specter Goby in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Akko rossi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Blackfin Specter Goby a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.