Gillichthys | |
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Gillichthys mirabilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Oxudercidae |
Subfamily: | Gobionellinae |
Genus: | Gillichthys J. G. Cooper, 1864 |
Type species | |
Gillichthys mirabilis J. G. Cooper, 1864 | |
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Gillichthys is a genus of gobies native to the coasts of Baja California and southern California.
Etymology
"Gillichthys" literally means "Gill's fish". It was named in honor of the ichthyologist Theodore Gill.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
- Gillichthys detrusus Gilbert & Scofield, 1898 (Delta mudsucker)
- Gillichthys mirabilis J. G. Cooper, 1864 (Longjaw mudsucker)
- Gillichthys seta (Ginsburg, 1938) (Shortjaw mudsucker)
References
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (6 December 2017). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gillichthys". FishBase. June 2018 version.
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