Species: Akko rossi, Black-fin specter-goby


Akko rossi Van Tassell & Baldwin, 2004
Black-fin specter-goby
Body elongate; eyes very small; head without pores; vertical and horizontal rows of small papilla on head and operculum; mouth large, almost vertical; teeth elongate, large, depressible, lower teeth overlapping the upper jaw when closed; upper jaw slightly extendible, ends before level of center of eye; upper jaw with one row of depressible, long, well separated canines, lower with two rows, the outer row enlarged; gill opening from a little below top of pectoral base to a little above pelvic base, lower rear edge curved back; gill arches with simple to complex papillae rather than rakers; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal, anal and tail fins with serially branched rays; 1st dorsal VII, 15, dorsal fins connected along lower half of 1st ray of second fin; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 15; dorsal and anal fins joined to tail fin; pectoral fins short; pelvics fused in a deeply cupped, circular disc on a stalk, fin rays multiply branched; scales small, rounded, smooth, imbedded, not overlapping; head and pectoral base scaleless; no lateral line.
Body translucent, paler below; speckled with black on upper half of head and body; all fins black except the pelvics.
Size: 12 cm.
Habitat: mud bottoms, estuaries.
Depth: 5-10 m.
Known only from the Gulf of Fonseca, El Salvador.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Brackish
- Inshore/Offshore
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- In & Offshore
- Inshore
- Offshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom only
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Mud
- Estuary
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- No Data
- Planktivore
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- No Data
- Pelagic fish eggs
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Pelagic larva
- Benthic
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Panamic province endemic
- Continental TEP endemic
- TEP endemic
- All species
- Continent only
- Continent
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Data deficient
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
- Depth Range Min
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- 5
- Length Max
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- 12