Goby gobies have been placed in the Oxudercidae.. Goby is also used to describe some species which are not classified within the order Gobiiformes, such as the engineer goby or convict blenny "Pholidichthys leucotaenia". The word goby derives from the Latin "gobius" meaning "gudgeon", and some species of goby, especially the sleeper gobies in the family Eleotridae and some of the dartfishes are called "gudgeons", especially in Australia. Goby Goby is a common name for many species of small to medium sized ray-finned fish, normally with large heads and tapered bodies, which are found in marine, brackish and freshwater environments. Traditionally
Slow goby elongated and somewhat compressed. Its large head is flattened with swollen cheeks and a large mouth. It has a pore between its eyes, and two small pores on its preopercle. Its tail fin is long and rounded without scaes or a lateral line. The slow goby inhabits rocky crevices in tide pools and under cobble in shallow water. The larvae are usually found around sargassum. It needs a temperature of 20.8-23.8 degrees Celsius (69.4-74.8 degrees Fahrenheit). Adults are benthic. Slow goby The Slow goby (Aruma histrio) is a species of goby endemic to the Gulf of California on the west