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Bathygobius andrei

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES GOBIIDAE

Scientific Name: Bathygobius andrei
Species Authority: (Sauvage, 1880)
Common Name/s:
Spanish – Chalaco, Gobio
Synonym/s:
Gobius andraei Sauvage, 1880
Taxonomic Notes: This genus has undergone recent taxonomic revision in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (Miller and Stefanni 2001).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Findley, L. & Van Tassell, J.
Reviewer/s: Carpenter, K., Polidoro, B. & Livingstone, S. (Global Marine Species Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This species is widespread and abundant in the Eastern Pacific. There are no major threats known to this species, and no current indication of widespread population decline. It is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is endemic to the Eastern Pacific, ranging from Guatemala to northern Peru, including one locality from Gorgona Island, Colombia (Rubio, 1986).
Countries:
Native:
Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – southeast
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Population [top]

Population: This species is abundant throughout its range.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This reef-associated species inhabits shallow brackish water to 2m in tide pools and rocky shores of bays, and in creeks and estuaries (Rubio, 1986). In Gorgona Island, Colombia (Rubio, 1986) this species is occasionally found over rocky substrate, although is more frequent in intertidal pools and sandy substrate.
Systems: Freshwater; Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no major threats known for this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no known conservation measures for this species. However, this species distribution falls partially into a number of Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Pacific region (WDPA 2006).
Citation: Findley, L. & Van Tassell, J. 2010. Bathygobius andrei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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