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Gillichthys
Gillichthys mirabilis
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms

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:

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gillichthys". FishBase. June 2018 version.
Taxon identifiers
Gillichthys


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