New species of tiny endangered fish found only at Camp Pendleton
The southern tidewater goby has been found in only a few lagoons in San Diego County, making the newly described species critically endangered. (Photo - Brenton Spies) Click here for full article
New tidewater goby publication in PLoS ONE
A New Species of the Bay Goby Genus Eucyclogobius, Endemic to Southern California: Evolution, Conservation, and Decline Camm C. Swift, Brenton Spies, Ryan A. Ellingson, David K. Jacobs Published: July 27, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158543 Click here for full article Abstract A geographically isolated set of southern localities of the formerly monotypic goby genus Eucyclogobius is known to be reciprocally monophyletic and substantially divergent in mitochondria
Endangered goby may actually be two species
An endangered fish in Southern California may be even more at-risk than was thought. Called the tidewater goby, this small fish lives in lagoons along the California coast and is threatened by coastal development, habitat loss and drought. Now, new research published in PLOS ONE suggests that the southernmost tidewater goby—which is found in only three lagoons in San Diego County—is a distinct species, increasing the urgency of protecting it. Up to 2 inches long and nearly tr
