Neoclinus blanchardi Girard, 1858 .

Sarcastic Fringehead. To 30.5 cm (12 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Off Bodega Head, northern California (Devin Stephens, pers. comm. to M.L.) to Isla de Cedros, central Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972) and, on mainland, near Punta Colnett (30°40.3’N, 116°05’W), northern Baja California (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California). Depth: surface (nightlight; Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California), 3–83 m (10–272 ft) (min.: Miller and Lea 1972; max.: NWFSC-FRAM).