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Gibbonsia elegans  (Cooper, 1864)

Spotted kelpfish
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Actinopterígios (peces con aletas radiadas) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Clinidae (Clinids)
Etymology: elegans: Gibbonsia in honor of Dr. William P. Gibbons, one of the early naturalists at the California Academy of Sciences; elegans meaning elegant (Ref. 4930).

Medioambiente / Clima / Gama Ecología

; marino demersal; rango de profundidad ? - 56 m (Ref. 96339), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 101760).   Subtropical, preferred ?; 36°N - 22°N, 121°W - 110°W

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Eastern Pacific: Piedras Blancas Point in central California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico, including Guadalupe Island.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found from subtidal rocky areas to 56 m depth, usually in seaweed. Female lays white eggs in seaweed, male guards egg mass (Ref. 2850).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Oviparous (Ref. 101760). Eggs are attached in algal nest and brooded by male parent (Ref. 101760).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Colaboradores

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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