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Family: Pholidae Gunnels



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15 species (see list below)
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Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Apodichthys flavidus Girard, 1854

Photo by Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Apodichthys flavidus
[Penpoint gunnel]

Photo by Love, M.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Apodichthys fucorum Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Photo by Photo by Love, M.
 
Apodichthys fucorum
[Rockweed gunnel]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Pholis clemensi Rosenblatt, 1964

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Pholis clemensi
[Longfin gunnel]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Pholis crassispina
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.8 cm TL
 
Pholis fangi
[]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pholis fasciata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Pholis fasciata
[Banded gunnel]

Photo by Noren, M.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Pholis gunnellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Pholis gunnellus
[Rock gunnel]

Photo by Valkenier - Pope, C.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Pholis laeta (Cope, 1873)

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Pholis laeta
[Crescent gunnel]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Pholis nea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Pholis nebulosa
[Tidepool gunnel]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pholis ornata (Girard, 1854)

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Pholis ornata
[Saddleback gunnel]
No picture found

Max. Length 31 cm TL
 
Pholis picta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Pholis schultzi
[Red gunnel]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster (Pallas, 1814)

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Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster
[Stippled gunnel]
No picture found

Max. Length 29 cm TL
 
Ulvicola sanctaerosae
[Kelp gunnel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Apodichthys flavidus Penpoint gunnel Eastern Pacific 46 TL 1854
Apodichthys fucorum Rockweed gunnel Eastern Pacific 23 TL 1880
Pholis clemensi Longfin gunnel Eastern Pacific 13 TL 1964
Pholis crassispina Northwest Pacific 25 SL 1845
Pholis fangi Northwest Pacific 16.8 TL 1935
Pholis fasciata Banded gunnel Western Atlantic 30 TL 1801
Pholis gunnellus Rock gunnel North Atlantic 25 SL 1758
Pholis laeta Crescent gunnel Eastern Pacific 25 TL 1873
Pholis nea Northwest Pacific 7.9 SL 1984
Pholis nebulosa Tidepool gunnel Northwest Pacific 30 SL 1845
Pholis ornata Saddleback gunnel Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1854
Pholis picta Northwest Pacific 31 TL 1868
Pholis schultzi Red gunnel Eastern Pacific 13 TL 1931
Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster Stippled gunnel North Pacific 25 TL 1814
Ulvicola sanctaerosae Kelp gunnel Eastern Pacific 29 TL 1897



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