Gillichthys

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Gillichthys
FMIB 52160 Long-jawed Goby, Gillichthys mirabilis Cooper Santa Barbara.jpeg
Gillichthys mirabilis
Scientific classification e
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.[1]

Species[]

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Gilbert & Scofield, 1898 (Delta mudsucker)
  • Gillichthys mirabilis J. G. Cooper, 1864 (Longjaw mudsucker)
  • (Ginsburg, 1938) (Shortjaw mudsucker)

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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Gillichthys in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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