Aruma histrio

Aruma histrio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Aruma
Ginsburg, 1933
Species: A. histrio
Binomial name
Aruma histrio
(D. S. Jordan, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Gobiosoma histrio D. S. Jordan, 1884

Aruma histrio, the Slow goby, is a species of goby endemic to the Gulf of California on the west coast of North America. It inhabits crevices in rocks and can be found in tide pools down to a depth of around 14 metres (46 ft). This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Findley, L. & Van Tassell, J. 2010. Aruma histrio. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 July 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Aruma histrio" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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