| Common name | Kelp clingfish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | McAllister, D.E., 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Currently used. B.C. specimens were formerly recorded as R. eigenmanni in Ref. 10161 and therefore called the 'Slender cling-fish' (Ref. 6885). Also Ref. 4925. |