Mudsucker
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Gillichthys is a genus of gobies native to the coasts of Baja California and southern California.
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderGobiiformes
- FamilyGobiidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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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.
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