Aboma etheostoma

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	GOBIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Aboma etheostoma

Species Authority:

(Jordan & Starks, 1895)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Scaly boy
Spanish	–	Gobio, Gobio escamoso

Synonym/s:

Gobiosoma etherostoma Jordan and Starks, 1895

Gobiosoma polyporosum Dawson 1969

Taxonomic Notes:

Aboma is the more commonly recognized genus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Van Tassell, J. & Findley, L.
Reviewer/s:	Carpenter, K., Polidoro, B. & Livingstone, S. (Global Marine Species Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is widespread in the Eastern Pacific. However, there is no population information, and more information is needed to determine the impact of extensive habitat loss from coastal development and aquaculture on this substrate-specific, shallow-water species. It is listed as Data Deficient.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the Eastern Pacific, ranging from the eastern Gulf of California to Panama.
Countries:	Native: Colombia; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – southeast
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no population information available for this species. It is thought to be uncommon.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This demersal species inhabits shallow estuaries (0-8 m), and is restricted to substrate of a firm mixture of mud and sand. It feeds on mobile benthic worms and crustacea.
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is threatened by loss of habitat due to shrimp farming, coastal aquaculture, and mangrove destruction from coastal development. As this species is restricted to near-shore shallow water habitat with specific substrate, more information is needed to determine the effect of widespread habitat loss and degradation on its population.

Major Threat(s):

This species is threatened by loss of habitat due to shrimp farming, coastal aquaculture, and mangrove destruction from coastal development. As this species is restricted to near-shore shallow water habitat with specific substrate, more information is needed to determine the effect of widespread habitat loss and degradation on its population.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known specific conservation measures for this species. This species' distribution falls partially into a number of Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Pacific (WDPA 2006). Additionally, populations are known to exist within RAMSAR sites in southeastern Gulf of California.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known specific conservation measures for this species. This species' distribution falls partially into a number of Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Pacific (WDPA 2006). Additionally, populations are known to exist within RAMSAR sites in southeastern Gulf of California.

Citation:	Van Tassell, J. & Findley, L. 2010. Aboma etheostoma. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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