Biology:Gibbonsia montereyensis
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Short description: Species of fish
| Gibbonsia montereyensis | |
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| Crevice kelpfish (G. montereyensis) - California, Channel Islands NMS. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Gibbonsia |
| Species: | G. montereyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gibbonsia montereyensis C. L. Hubbs, 1927
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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
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178902/1545697. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gibbonsia montereyensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Food items for Gibbonsia montereyensis at www.fishbase.org.
Wikidata ☰ Q1882922 entry
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