Specimen Information

Acanthogobius flavimanus
Acanthogobius flavimanus
(Yellowfin Goby)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID29784
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusAcanthogobius
Speciesflavimanus
Common NameYellowfin Goby
StateCA
Localitythroughout the Delta from Elkhorn Slough to Tomales Bay
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameTomales-Drake Bays
HUC8 Number18050005
Map
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Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:217
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:1976
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press Berkeley, CA.
Pages:405 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:221
Author:Miller, D.J., and R.N. Lea.
Date:1972
Title:Guide to the coastal marine fishes of California. Fish Bulletin 157.
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Game.
Pages:235 pp
Reference 3
Ref. Number:265
Author:Brittan, M., A. Albrecht, and J. Hopkirk
Date:1963
Title:An oriental goby collected in the San Joaquin River delta near Stockton, California.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:49
Issue:4
Pages:302-304
CommentsBecame accidentally established after being transported across the Pacific in the seawater system of a ship. Common in shallow, coastal water of Japan, Korea and China.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Marine


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