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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Aboma: Surinamese, aboma, name for a serpent (watra aboma = Eunectes murinus). More on author: Jordan, Starks.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
Eastern Central Pacific: southern Mexico to Panama.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92840)
Distinguished by having the following characteristics: large eyes; small mouth; ctenoid scales on body; 4 modified basicaudal scales on caudal peduncle; VII spines in first dorsal fin, first 2 of which may be elongate in males; mottled, light brown pigment on body; maximally reaching 3.4 cm SL (Ref. 92840).
Inhabits shallow intertidal areas with sandy/mud substrate (Ref. 92840).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Rüber, L., J.L. Van Tassell and R. Zardoyal, 2003. Rapid speciation and ecological divergence in the American seven-spined gobies (Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini) inferred from a molecular phylogeny. Evolution 57(7):1584-1598. (Ref. 51797)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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