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Gillichthys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Gillichthys

Higher classification
  
Goby

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Gobiidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Longjaw mudsucker, Goby, Teleost, California killifish, Bay goby

Gillichthys is a genus of gobies native to the coasts of Baja California and southern California.

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Etymology

"Gillichthys" literally means "Gill's fish". It was named in honor of the ichthyologist Theodore Gill.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

  • Gillichthys mirabilis J. G. Cooper, 1864 (Longjaw mudsucker)
  • Gillichthys seta (Ginsburg, 1938) (Shortjaw mudsucker)
  • References

    Gillichthys Wikipedia