Scaly boy

Scaly boy
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Aboma
Jordan & Starks, 1895
Species:
A. etheostoma
Binomial name
Aboma etheostoma
D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895
Synonyms
  • Gobiosoma etheostoma (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895)
  • Gobiosoma polyporosum C. E. Dawson, 1969

The scaly boy (Aboma etheostoma), also known as the scaly goby, 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.

Description

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.

Habitat

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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aboma etheostoma". FishBase. April 2013 version.