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Common Name: shortjaw mudsucker
Synonyms and Other Names: shortjaw mudsucker
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Barlow (1961); Thomson et al. (1979). For many years G. seta was confused with G. mirabilis, from which it is believed to have evolved (Barlow 1961).
Size: 89 mm.
Native Range: Marine; G. seta is found only in the northern Gulf of California in the rocky intertidal zone (Barlow 1961; Thomson et al. 1979).
Nonindigenous Occurrences: Introduced into Salton Sea, California, in 1951 (Walker et al. 1961; Dill and Cordone 1997).
Means of Introduction: Intentionally stocked as forage. Sixty-three fish were stocked. Stock was obtained from San Felipe, Mexico (Walker et al. 1961).
Status: The introduction failed to produce a viable population and is no longer extant in the Salton Sea.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: None.
Barlow, G. W. 1961. Gobies of the genus Gillichthys with comments on the sensory canals as a taxonomic tool. Copeia 1961(4):423--437.
Dill, W. A., and A. J. Cordone. 1997. History and status of introduced fishes in California, 1871--1996. Manuscript for Fish Bulletin of the California Department of Fish and Game 178.
Thomson, D. A., L. T. Findley, and A. N. Kerstitch. 1979. Reef Fishes of the Sea of Cortez. John Wiley and Sons, New York. 302 pp.
Walker, B. W., R. R. Whitney, and G. W. Barlow. 1961. Fishes of the Salton Sea. Pages 77--92 in B. W. Walker, editor. The ecology of the Salton Sea, California, in relation to the sport fishery of California. Fish Bulletin of the California Department of Fish and Game 113.
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 12/5/2003 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Gillichthys seta. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=709> Revision Date: 12/5/2003
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