Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Schismatogobius insignus (Schismatogobius insignus), recorded as Endangered
Schismatogobius insignus (Schismatogobius insignus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Schismatogobius insignus

Schismatogobius insignus

Schismatogobius insignus is a goby endemic to the Philippines.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Schismatogobius insignus
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Gobiidae · Schismatogobius

Appearance

The first dorsal fin is small and widely separated from the second. The second dorsal fin is roughly the same size as the anal fin. It has a whitish body with scattered tiny brown spots.

Schismatogobius insignus grows to a maximum length of 4.4 cm (1.7 in).

Range and habitat

Schismatogobius insignus is endemic to the Philippines. It is a demersal fish and can be found in marine, brackish, and freshwater habitats. Schismatogobius insignus is a goby endemic to the Philippines.

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

In crisis

Schismatogobius insignus 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 Schismatogobius insignus, Wikidata item Q964249. 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 Schismatogobius insignus?
Schismatogobius insignus is a goby in the family Gobiidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Schismatogobius insignus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Schismatogobius insignus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Schismatogobius insignus live?
It is a demersal fish and can be found in marine, brackish, and freshwater habitats.
Why is Schismatogobius insignus in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Schismatogobius insignus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Schismatogobius insignus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.