Species: Tomicodon abuelorum, Grandparent's clingfish
pectoral 21-24
Tomicodon abuelorum Szelistowski, 1990
Grandparent's clingfish
Body relatively slender, elongate, head relatively slender (both viewed from above); 5-7 & 6-8 short, blunt rakers on 2nd & 3rd gill arches; front nostril without skin flap; 4-5 pairs of upper & 4 pairs of lower 3-pointed incisors, followed by 1-3 & 1-2 large canines, respectively, on each side; anus notably nearer origin of anal fin than sucker; pectoral 21-24 rays; only a small fleshy swelling at pectoral base; sucker disc with broad patch of papillae at front, no papillae in center, 4-5 rows of papillae across rear section; dorsal relatively long 10-12 rays; anal 8-10 rays; tail 10-12 rays.
Translucent light olive above; 4-5 dark lines radiate from eye - to snout, to corner of mouth, behind eye; large dark spot on flank above pectoral base, often bordered at front by same-sized white spot; ~15 narrow brown bars, some in form of a Y, on body between pectoral and tail base, front bars oblique; all fins except pelvics with numerous small spots, concentrated along rays of pectoral; base of tail fin dark.
Size: 4.2 cm.
Habitat: mangrove roots.
Depth: 0-5 m.
El Salvador to Panama.
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- Salinity
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- Non Marine
- Brackish
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Mangrove
- Estuary
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Benthic microalgae
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- No Data
- Mobile benthic worms
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Panamic province endemic
- TEP endemic
- Continental TEP endemic
- Continent only
- All species
- Continent
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Endangered
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 4.2
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 5
