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Gobiidae

scaly goby

Aboma etheostoma

A tiny sand dweller of the Mexican to Panamanian shore

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

scaly goby is a tiny marine fish of intertidal sand and mud from Mexico to Panama. It spends its life close to the shallow coastal bottom.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Aboma
Maximum length: 3.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: southern Mexico to Panama.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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