Real photoREAL PHOTO

naked goby (Gobiosoma bosc)
Specimen imageSPECIMEN IMAGE
naked goby (Gobiosoma bosc) specimen
← Back to catalog

Gobiidae

naked goby

Gobiosoma bosc

Entirely devoid of scales

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Gobiosoma bosc (naked goby) is a fish named for its lack of scales. This is a true goby; it is part of the genus Gobiosoma.

Family
Gobiidae
Maximum length
6 cm
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to Florida, (not Florida Keys), Everglade City, Florida along Gulf of Mexico coast to Veracruz, Mexico.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

Generating…