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Etymology: Akko: Greek, akko, -oys = bogeyman, ugly devil (used to frighten children) (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Birdsong & Robins.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 20 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34010)
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 muddy bottom. Apparently feeds mainly on calanoid copepods (Ref. 34010).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Birdsong, R.S. and C.R. Robins, 1995. New genus and species of seven-spined goby (Gobiidae: Gobiosomini) from the offing of the Amazon River, Brazil. Copeia 1995(3):676-683. (Ref. 34010)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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