Gibbonsia
| Gibbonsia | |
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| Gibbonsia sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Gibbonsia J. G. Cooper, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Myxodes elegans J. G. Cooper, 1864[1]
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Gibbonsia is a genus of clinids native to the eastern Pacific ocean. The name of this genus honours the American naturalist, physician and founder member of the California Academy of Sciences, (1812-1897).[2]
Species[]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Gibbonsia elegans (J. G. Cooper, 1864) (Spotted kelpfish)
- Gibbonsia metzi C. L. Hubbs, 1927 (Striped kelpfish)
- Gibbonsia montereyensis C. L. Hubbs, 1927 (Crevice kelpfish)
References[]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Gibbonsia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Gibbonsia in FishBase. February 2019 version.
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- Taxa named by James Graham Cooper
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