Gibbonsia montereyensis
Gibbonsia montereyensis, the Crevice kelpfish, is a species of clinid found along the Pacific coast of North America from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico where it prefers areas close to the shore amongst algae. This species can reach a maximum length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL.[2] This species feeds primarily on polychaete worms.[3]
| Gibbonsia montereyensis | |
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| Crevice kelpfish (G. montereyensis) - California, Channel Islands NMS. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Gibbonsia |
| Species: | G. montereyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibbonsia montereyensis C. L. Hubbs, 1927 | |
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References
- Hastings, P.A.; Clements, K.D.; Holleman, W. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gibbonsia montereyensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178902A1545697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178902A1545697.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gibbonsia montereyensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Food items for Gibbonsia montereyensis at www.fishbase.org.
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