Spotted kelpfish (Gibbonsia elegans)

Scientific name: Gibbonsia elegans Cooper, 1864

The Spotted kelpfish (Gibbonsia elegans) is a marine fish of the family Clinidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Piedras Blancas Point in central California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico, including Guadalupe Island.

Biology

Found from subtidal rocky areas to 56 m depth, usually in seaweed. Female lays white eggs in seaweed, male guards egg mass.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gibbonsia elegans
Family
Clinidae (Clinids)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Piedras Blancas Point in central California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico, including Guadalupe Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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