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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Gibbonsia |
| Species: | G. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Gibbonsia elegans (J. G. Cooper, 1864)
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Gibbonsia elegans, the spotted kelpfish (called sargacero or sargacero manchado in Mexico[2]), is a species of clinid native to subtropical waters of the Pacific Ocean from central California, U.S. to southern Baja California, Mexico. It prefers subtidal rocky habitats with seaweed down to a depth of about 56 metres (184 ft). This species can reach a maximum length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in). This species feeds on benthic crustaceans (amphipods, isopods, crabs), gastropods, and polychaete worms. The genus Gibbonsia is named after William P. Gibbons who was a naturalist in the California Academy of Science. The spotted kelpfish occurs in three different color morphs (red, green, and brown), depending on which plants occur in an individual's habitat.[3] Males and females do not show sexual dimorphism.
- ^ Hastings, P.A. (2014). "Gibbonsia elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178925A1548553. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178925A1548553.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Spotted Kelpfish". Pier Fishing in California. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Carol A. Stepien, Marlen Glattke, and Keith M. Fink, "Regulation and Significance of Color Patterns of the Spotted Kelpfish, Gibbonsia elegans Cooper, 1864 (Blennioidei: Clinidae)," Copeia 1988, no. 1 (1988): , doi:10.2307/1445916.