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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Akko: Greek, akko, -oys = bogeyman, ugly devil (used to frighten children) (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr D Ross Robertson is an ichthyologist who works at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama (since 1975), where he conducts field research on a broad range of topics relating to the reproductive biology, demography, population biology, [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 7 - 10 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of Fonseca, El Salvador.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53408)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished by the following characteristics: very small eyes; light pink body color with darker red areas composed of blood capillaries close to surface; elongate body; first dorsal with VII spines; upper and lower jaws with enlarged, widely spaced teeth that overlap the lips of both jaws; greatly reduced head pores, occasionally absent (Ref. 92840).
Inhabits black mud, living in burrows (Ref. 92840).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Van Tassell, J.L. and C.C. Baldwin, 2004. A review of the gobiid genus Akko (Teleostei: Gobiidae) with description of a new species. Zootaxa 462:1-15. (Ref. 53408)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).