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ORDER CYPRINIFORMES 
Family Cyprinidae (minnows) 
Undetermined 
Records: Calaveras Co.: Upper Calaveras Natural Bridge. Fresno Co.: Millerton Lake Cave System. Mariposa Co.: 
Bower Cave. 
Bibliography: Graham (1969c). 
Carassins auratus (Linnaeus (goldfish) 
Record: Shasta Co.: *Shasta Lake Caverns. 
Comment: Goldfish were introduced into the caverns but did not survive. 
Bibliography: Wolff and Wolff (1990). 
Hesperoleucus symmetricus (Baird and Girard) (California roach) (troglophile) 
Record: Mariposa Co.: Bower Cave. 
Comment: This species of minnow was collected during diving operations. The fish population is supposedly no longer 
present in the cave (Anonymous, 1982, 1986a) 
Bibliography: Anonymous (1982, 1986a); Graham (1969). 
Family Cyprinodontidae (pupfish) 
Undetermined 
Record: Mendocino Co.: *Cave of Lost Soles. 
Bibliography: Bunnell (1998). 
ORDER PERCIFORMES 
Undetermined 
Record: San Diego Co.: *Sunny Jim Cave. 
Bibliography: Vesely (1990, 2000). 
Family Embiotocidae (surfperches) 
Undetermined (marine) 
Record: Santa Barbara Co.: Santa Cruz Island: *Diablo Anchorage Cave. 
Bibliography: Henderson (1983). 
Family Gobiidae (gobies) 
Undetermined 
Record: Santa Barbara Co.: Santa Cruz Island: *Surging “T” Cave. 
Bibliography: Bunnell and Vesely (1986, 1990). 
Family Kyphosidae (sea chubs) 
Girella nigricans (Ayres) (opaleye) (marine) 
Record: Santa Barbara Co.: Santa Cruz Island: *Diablo Anchorage Cave. 
Bibliography: Henderson (1983). 
Family Labridae (wrasses) 
Limelometopon pulcher (Ayres) (California sheepshead) (marine) 
Record: Santa Barbara Co.: Santa Cruz Island: *Diablo Anchorage Cave. 
Bibliography: Henderson (1983). 
Family Scaridae (parrotfishes) 
Oxyjulis californica (Gunther) (senorita) (marine) 
Records: Santa Barbara Co.: Santa Cruz Island: *Fry’s Harbor Cave; *Surging “T” Cave. San Diego Co.: *Sunny Jim 
Cave. 
Bibliography: Bunnell and Vesely (1990); Henderson (1983); Vesely (1990, 2000). 
