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]
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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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References
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gibbonsia metzi". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Food items for Gibbonsia metzi at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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.
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