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Eucyclogobius newberryi (Girard, 1856). Tidewater Goby. To 5.7 cm (2.3 in) TL (Eschmeyer and Herald
1983). Tillas Slough, mouth of Smith River, northern California (Moyle 2002) to Agua Hedionda
Lagoon, San Diego County, southern California (Watson in Moser 1996). Coastal lagoons and brackish
bays at mouths of freshwater streams (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).
Gillichthys mirabilis Cooper, 1864. Longjaw Mudsucker. To 21 cm (8.25 in) TL (Eschmeyer and Herald
1983). Tomales Bay, northern California to Gulf of California (Miller and Lea 1972). Shallow waters of
bays and mudflats (Miller and Lea 1972) to at least 4 m (13 ft; LACM 50502.001).
Gobiosoma nudum (Meek & Hidebrand, 1928). Knobchin Goby. To 4.5 cm (1.8 in) TL (Allen and Robertson
1994). Introduced to Atlantic; Punta Marquis, southern Baja California to Cabo Pulmo, Gulf of California
and from Mazatlán to Colombia (Thomson et al. 1979). Intertidal and to 10 m (33 ft) (min.: Allen and
Robertson 1994; max.: Robertson and Allen 2002).
Gobiosoma sp. B. To 2.1 cm (0.8 in) TL. Central Baja California and Gulf of California. At depths of 1–10 m
(3–33 ft). All in Robertson and Allen (2002).
Gobulus crescentalis (Gilbert, 1892). Crescent Goby. To 6.1 cm (2.4 in) TL (Thomson et al. 1979). Laguna
Ojo de Liebre (Scammon’s Lagoon), central Baja California into northern Gulf of California and to
Guaymas, Mexico (Thomson et al. 1979). At depths of 1–18 m (3–59 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen
2002; max.: Thomson et al. 1979).
Gymneleotris seminudus (Günther, 1864). Splitbanded Goby. To 5.1 cm (2 in) TL. Bahia Magdalena,
southern Baja California into central Gulf of California and to Ecuador. At depths of 1–23 m (3–75 ft).
All in Thomson et al. (2000). Hoese and Reader (2001) give Panama for the southern range limit.
Ilypnus gilberti (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889). Cheekspot Goby. To 6.4 cm (2.5 in) TL (Miller and Lea
1972). Tomales Bay, northern California (Miller and Lea 1972) to Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja
California (De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1994) and Gulf of California (Miller and Lea 1972). Mudflats and
shallow bays (Miller and Lea 1972) and estuaries (Ruiz-Campos et al. 2000); 0 to at least 7 m (23 ft)
(min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: LACM 49741.002).
Lepidogobius lepidus (Girard, 1858). Bay Goby. To 10.2 cm (4 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Kegan Cove,
southeastern Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Isla Cedros (Miller and Lea 1972) and Bahia de Sebastian
Vizcaino (SIO 84-90), central Baja California. Intertidal and to 305 m (1,000 ft) (min.: Eschmeyer and
Herald 1983; max.: LACS 2002).
Lethops connectens Hubbs, 1926. Halfblind Goby. To 6.4 cm (2.5 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Carmel,
central California to Cabo Colnett, northern Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972). Intertidal and to
18 m (60 ft; Miller and Lea 1972).
Lythrypnus dalli (Gilbert, 1890). Bluebanded Goby. To 6.4 cm (2.5 in) TL (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).
Morro Bay, central California (Miller and Lea 1972) to Islas Lobos de Afuera, Peru (Grove and Lavenberg
1997), including Gulf of California (Robertson and Allen 2002) and Islas Galápagos (Miller and Lea
1972). Intertidal and to 76 m (250 ft; Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Islas Galápagos specimens previously
identified as Lythrypnus crinitus.
Lythrypnus pulchellus Ginsburg, 1938. Gorgeous Goby. To 4.5 cm (1.8 in) TL (Allen and Robertson 1994).
Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California to central Gulf of California (Thomson et al. 1979) and parts of
central Mexico (Robertson and Allen 2002). At depths of 2–70 m (7–229 ft; Allen and Robertson 1994).
Lythrypnus zebra (Gilbert, 1890). Zebra Goby. To 5.7 cm (2.25 in) TL (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Carmel
Bay, central California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) to Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California
(Robertson and Allen 2002), Isla Clarión, and Islas Revillagigedo (Robertson and Allen 2002). Intertidal
and to 97 m (318 ft; Eschmeyer and Herald (1983).
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