Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Jarocho Goby (Elacatinus jarocho), recorded as Endangered
Jarocho Goby (Elacatinus jarocho). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Jarocho Goby

Elacatinus jarocho

Jarocho Goby is a goby in the family Gobiidae (order Perciformes) — Elacatinus jarocho, recorded as Endangered and tied to Mexico.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Elacatinus jarocho
Recorded from
Mexico
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Gobiidae · Elacatinus

The goby

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

Range and habitat

Jarocho Goby is recorded from Mexico.

GBIF currently lists 86 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

Jarocho 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 Wikidata item Q2196760 and GBIF occurrence geography. No dedicated encyclopedia article was available at build time. Family and order context is original writing about the group — not a claim that a monograph exists for this name. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Jarocho Goby?
Jarocho Goby is a goby in the family Gobiidae (order Perciformes) — Elacatinus jarocho.
What is the conservation status of Jarocho Goby?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Elacatinus jarocho. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Jarocho Goby live?
The public record places it in Mexico.
Why is Jarocho 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 Elacatinus jarocho?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Jarocho Goby a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.