dark-tail specter goby

Akko brevis

Goby of black estuarine mangrove mud

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Akko brevis, the dark-tail specter-goby, is a species of gobies native to the eastern central Pacific from El Salvador to Panama. It is found in black muddy bottoms of estuaries and mangroves.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Akko
Maximum length: 19.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: known from the type specimen taken from Panama.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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