At about this time, she had discovered the blind goby Othonops eos living in caves underneath Point Loma Peninsula.

While there, she met fellow student Carl, and continued corresponding with him after returning to San Diego, as well as publishing formal descriptions of the blind goby and other fish.

Typhlogobius californiensis, commonly known as the blind goby, is a species of goby native to the coastlines of southern California of the United States and Baja California of Mexico.