Gillichthys seta
Shortjaw Mudsucker
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Gillichthys
Gillichthys seta (Shortjaw Mudsucker)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: Elongated.
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: known from the type locality, Puerto Refugio, Isla Angel de la Guarda, Gulf of California.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal.
Biology
Found in high intertidal pools and tidal rivulets of rocky and sandy shores (Ref. 90849).
Max length: 5.7 cm NG.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2024-02-14. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Anonymous (1993) Computerized catalog of the fish collection. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California.
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) (1999) Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of November 1999. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in November 1999.
Swift, C.C., L.T. Findley, R.A. Ellingson, K.W. Flessa and D.K. Jacobs (2011) The Delta Mudsucker, Gillichthys detrusus, a valid species (Teleostei: Gobiidae) endemic to the Colorado River Delta, Northernmost Gulf of California, Mexico. Copeia 1:93-102.
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