Biology:Gibbonsia
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Gibbonsia | |
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| Gibbonsia sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 United States naturalist, physician and founder member of the California Academy of Sciences, William P. Gibbons (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". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=3182.
- ↑ "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 10 November 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Gibbonsia in FishBase. February 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2163855 entry
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