Arrow goby

Arrow goby
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Clevelandia
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
Species: C. ios
Binomial name
Clevelandia ios
(D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Gobiosoma ios D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882

Clevelandia ios, the Arrow goby, is a species of goby native to marine and brackish waters of the Pacific coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California. This species grows to a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL though most do not exceed 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) TL. This fish can also be found displayed in public aquaria. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Clevelandia ios" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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