Scaly boy
| Scaly boy | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Aboma Jordan & Starks, 1895 |
| Species: | A. etheostoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Aboma etheostoma D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895 | |
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The scaly boy (Aboma etheostoma), also known as the scaly goby,[1] is a species of goby native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Mexico to Panama. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
Description
[edit]The scaly boy can grow as long as 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in). It has notably large eyes and a small mouth, as well as being mottled light brown in color.[2]
Habitat
[edit]This species is demersal, inhabiting shallow estuaries with a substrate of mud and sand to a depth of 8 m. This habitat is impacted by the expansion of shrimp farming, aquaculture, and mangrove destruction.[1]
References
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- 1 2 3 van Tassell, J.; Tornabene, L.; Robertson, R.; Domínguez, O. (2025). "Aboma etheostoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T183435A238327710. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aboma etheostoma". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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