Gibbonsia elegans (Cooper, 1864)
Spotted kelpfish
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 Family:  Clinidae (Clinids)
 Max. size:  16 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range - 56 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: Piedras Blancas Point in central California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico, including Guadalupe Island.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found from subtidal rocky areas to 56 m depth, usually in seaweed. Female lays white eggs in seaweed, male guards egg mass (Ref. 2850).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 20.05.15
 Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 25.07.94

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