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Etymology: Gillichthys: Theodore Nicolas Gill (1837-1914) researcher of abyssal fishes and systematics + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Ginsburg.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical
Eastern Central Pacific: known from the type locality, Puerto Refugio, Isla Angel de la Guarda, Gulf of California.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in high intertidal pools and tidal rivulets of rocky and sandy shores (Ref. 90849).
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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. (Ref. 90849)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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