Slow goby

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

The Slow goby (Aruma histrio) is a species of gobies, 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 maximum length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.