Gillichthys
Gillichthys is a genus of gobies native to the coasts of Baja California and southern California.
Gillichthys | |
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Gillichthys mirabilis | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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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]
- Gillichthys detrusus Gilbert & Scofield, 1898 (Delta mudsucker)
- Gillichthys mirabilis J. G. Cooper, 1864 (Longjaw mudsucker)
- Gillichthys seta (Ginsburg, 1938) (Shortjaw mudsucker)
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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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Gillichthys in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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