crevice kelpfish
Gibbonsia montereyensis Hubbs, 1927
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gibbonsia montereyensis, commonly known as the crevice kelpfish, is a species of blenny. It is found in coastal waters from British Columbia to Baja California. This species inhabits rocky, algae-covered areas on exposed coasts, particularly where seagrass and algal growth are abundant. G. montereyensis often exhibits coloration that matches its environment.
Wikipedia contributors, Gibbonsia montereyensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:59:58.985332+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gibbonsia montereyensis Hubbs, 1927
- Name authority
- Hubbs, 1927
- Common name
- crevice kelpfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Clinidae
- Genus
- Gibbonsia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyClinidae Swainson, 1839
- genusGibbonsia Cooper, 1864
- speciesGibbonsia montereyensis Hubbs, 1927
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gibbonsia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| spotted kelpfishGibbonsia elegans (Cooper, 1864) | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| striped kelpfishGibbonsia metzi Hubbs, 1927 | ClinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gibbonsia elegans montereyensis Hubbs, 1927 Hubbs, 1927 | synonym |
| Gibbonsia erythra Hubbs, 1952 Hubbs, 1952 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hubbs, C. L. (1927). Notes on the blennioid fishes of western North America. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science Arts and Letters, 7: 351–394. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FZF9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.