Kelpfish may refer to:
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Chironemus'', the only genus in the family Chironemidae, commonly referred to as kelpfishes
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Large kelpfish (''Chironemus marmoratus''), commonly known as the kelpfish
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Gibbonsia
''Gibbonsia'' is a genus of clinids native to the eastern Pacific ocean. The name of this genus honours the American naturalist, physician and founder member of the California Academy of Sciences
The California Academy of Sciences is a rese ...
'', a genus of blennies from the family
Clinidae
Clinidae is a family of marine fish in the order Blenniiformes within the series Ovalentaria, part of the Percomorpha . Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemisph ...
, its members having the common name kelpfish
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Gibbonsia elegans
''Gibbonsia elegans'', the spotted kelpfish, 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 de ...
'', the spotted kelpfish
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Gibbonsia metzi
''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 . ...
'', the striped kelpfish
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Gibbonsia montereyensis
''Gibbonsia montereyensis'', the Crevice kelpfish, is a species of clinid found along the Pacific coast of North America from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico where it prefers areas close to the shore amongst algae
Algae ( ...
'', the crevice kelpfish
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Giant kelpfish
The giant kelpfish (''Heterostichus rostratus'') is a species of clinid native to the west coast of North America, where it is found from California to southern Baja California. It inhabits rocky areas with kelp and other large seaweeds. Its di ...
(''Heterostichus rostratus''), a species of blenny in the family Clinidae
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Sebastiscus marmoratus'', the false kelpfish, a species of
rockfish
Rockfish is a common term for several species of fish, referring to their tendency to hide among rocks.
The name rockfish is used for many kinds of fish used for food. This common name belongs to several groups that are not closely related, and ca ...
from the family
Scorpaenidae
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Oxyjulis
''Oxyjulis californica'' is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean along the coasts of California and Baja California. Its distribution extends from Salt Point State Park, Salt Point in Sonoma County, California, to southern cent ...
californica'', the ''señorita'', a species of wrasse sometimes referred to as a type of kelpfish
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