| Gibbonsia montereyensis | |
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| Crevice kelpfish (Gibbonsia montereyensis). California, Channel Islands NMS. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Gibbonsia |
| Species: | G. montereyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibbonsia montereyensis Hubbs, 1927 |
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| Synonyms | |
Gibbonsia montereyensis, known commonly as the Crevice kelpfish in Canada (where it is also known as the Spotted kelpfish) and the United States,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Gibbonsia.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found found from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico, in the eastern Pacific Ocean.[3] It was named by C.L. Hubbs in 1927, originally as a subspecies of Gibbonsia elegans,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 11 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species feed primarily off of worms.[5]