Alloclinus

Alloclinus holderi, the island kelpfish is a subtropical species of labrisomid blenny native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Santa Cruz Island, California, to Baja California. This species inhabits rocky areas and can be found down to about 49 m (161 ft). It can reach a length of 10 cm (3.9 in).[2] The specific name honours the American naturalist, conservationist and author Charles Frederick Holder (1851-1915).[3]

Alloclinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Alloclinus
C. L. Hubbs, 1927
Species:
A. holderi
Binomial name
Alloclinus holderi
(Lauderbach, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Starksia holderi Lauderbach, 1907

References

  1. Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Alloclinus holderi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185174A1776519. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185174A1776519.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Alloclinus holderi" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  3. 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 26 April 2019.
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