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| image =
| image = Gibbonsia montereyensis.jpg
| image_caption = Crevice kelpfish (''G. montereyensis'') - California, Channel Islands NMS.
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Hastings, P.A. |author2=Clements, K.D. |author3=Holleman, W. |author4=Williams, J.T. |date=2014 |title=''Gibbonsia montereyensis'' |volume=2014 |page=e.T178902A1545697 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178902A1545697.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| taxon = Gibbonsia montereyensis
| ordo = [[Perciformes]]
| authority = [[Carl Leavitt Hubbs|C. L. Hubbs]], 1927
| familia = [[Clinidae]]
| synonyms =
| genus = ''[[Gibbonsia]]''
* ''Gibbonsia elegans montereyensis'' <small>C. L. Hubbs, 1927</small>
| species = '''''G. montereyensis'''''
| binomial = ''Gibbonsia montereyensis''
* ''Gibbonsia erythra'' <small>C. Hubbs, 1952</small>
| binomial_authority = Hubbs, 1927
| synonyms = * ''Gibbonsia elegans montereyensis'' <small>(Hubbs, 1927)</small><ref name="Syn-fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=3726&SynCode=30043&GenusName=Gibbonsia&SpeciesName=montereyensis Synonyms of ''Gibbonsia montereyensis''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref>
* ''Gibbonsia erythra'' <small>(Hubbs, 1952)</small><ref name="Syn-fishbase"/>
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'''''Gibbonsia montereyensis''''', known commonly as the '''Crevice kelpfish''' in [[Canada]] (where it is also known as the '''Spotted kelpfish''') and the [[United States]],<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=3726&GenusName=Gibbonsia&SpeciesName=montereyensis&StockCode=3922 Common names for ''Gibbonsia montereyensis''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> is a species of [[clinid]] in the genus ''[[Gibbonsia]]''.<ref name="Fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Gibbonsia&speciesname=montereyensis ''Gibbonsia montereyensis''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It is a [[subtropical]] blenny found found from [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], to [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]], in the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref name="Fishbase"/> It was named by C.L. Hubbs in 1927, originally as a subspecies of ''[[Gibbonsia elegans]]'',<ref name="Hubbs, 1927">Hubbs, C.L., 1927 (7 Apr.) [ref. 2236] ''Notes on the blennioid fishes of western North America.'' Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science Arts and Letters v. 7 [1926]: 351-394.</ref> and can reach a maximum length of 11 centimetres.<ref name="Fishbase"/> Blennies in this species feed primarily off of [[polychaetes|worms]].<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=3922&genus=Gibbonsia&species=montereyensis Food items for ''Gibbonsia montereyensis''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref>
'''''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 {{convert|11|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]].<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Gibbonsia|species= montereyensis| month = April | year = 2013}}</ref> They tend to be red or orange with white spots or stripes, although other colors and patterns have been observed. This species feeds primarily on [[polychaete worms]].<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=3922&genus=Gibbonsia&species=montereyensis Food items for ''Gibbonsia montereyensis''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref>


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==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 12 December 2023

Gibbonsia montereyensis
Crevice kelpfish (G. montereyensis) - California, Channel Islands NMS.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Gibbonsia
Species:
G. montereyensis
Binomial name
Gibbonsia montereyensis
Synonyms
  • Gibbonsia elegans montereyensis C. L. Hubbs, 1927
  • Gibbonsia erythra C. Hubbs, 1952

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] They tend to be red or orange with white spots or stripes, although other colors and patterns have been observed. This species feeds primarily on polychaete worms.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Gibbonsia montereyensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ^ Food items for Gibbonsia montereyensis at www.fishbase.org.