Clinidae

spotted kelpfish

Gibbonsia elegans

Fish Reaching Sixteen Centimeters in Eastern Pacific

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Gibbonsia elegans, the spotted kelpfish (called sargacero or sargacero manchado in Mexico), is a species of clinid native to subtropical waters of the Pacific Ocean from central California, U.S. to southern Baja California, Mexico. It prefers subtidal rocky habitats with seaweed down to a depth of about 56 metres (184 ft). This species can reach a maximum length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in).