Arrow goby

Arrow goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Clevelandia
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
Species:
C. ios
Binomial name
Clevelandia ios
Synonyms
  • Gobiosoma ios D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882

The arrow goby (Clevelandia ios) 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]

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