Biology:Gibbonsia metzi
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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. metzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gibbonsia metzi C. L. Hubbs, 1927
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Gibbonsia metzi, the striped kelpfish, is a species of clinid native to the Pacific coast of North America from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico. It can be found in tide pools and in kelp beds down to a depth of about 9 metres (30 ft). This species can reach a maximum length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in) TL. The can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] This species feeds primarily on polychaete worms.[3] The specific name honours the geneticist Charles W. Metz (1889-1975) of the University of Pennsylvania.[4]
References
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gibbonsia metzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T178917A1547499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178917A1547499.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178917/1547499. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gibbonsia metzi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Food items for Gibbonsia metzi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ "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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2437943 entry
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