Alloclinus

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Alloclinus holderi.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Williams, J.T. |author2=Craig, M.T. |date=2014 |title=Alloclinus holderi |volume=2014 |page=e.T185174A1776519 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185174A1776519.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| parent_authority = C. L. Hubbs, 1927

| taxon = Alloclinus holderi

| authority = (Lauderbach, 1907)

| synonyms = (Species)

• Starksia holderi Lauderbach, 1907

}}

Alloclinus is a genus of blennies in the family Labrisomidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Alloclinus holderi, commonly known as the island kelpfish. Alloclinus holderi is a subtropical species 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 {{convert|49|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It can reach a length of {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}}.{{FishBase |genus= Alloclinus|species= holderi| month = October | year = 2013}} The specific name honours the American naturalist, conservationist and author Charles Frederick Holder (1851-1915).{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes3/ | title = Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE | work = ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 10 November 2018 | access-date = 26 April 2019}}