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Family: Pholidae Gunnels



(See list of species below)



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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 Nichols, J.
 
Apodichthys flavidus
[Penpoint gunnel]

Photo by Love, M.

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

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

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

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

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Pholis clemensi
[Longfin gunnel]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL

 
Pholis crassispina
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific

 
Pholis fangi
[]

Photo by Svensen, E.

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

Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Pholis fasciata
[Banded gunnel]

Photo by Noren, M.

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

Photo by Noren, M.
 
Pholis gunnellus
[Rock gunnel]

Photo by Valkenier - Pope, C.

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

Photo by Valkenier - Pope, C.
 
Pholis laeta
[Crescent gunnel]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL

 
Pholis nea
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL

 
Pholis nebulosa
[Tidepool gunnel]

Photo by Nichols, J.

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

Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Pholis ornata
[Saddleback gunnel]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL

 
Pholis picta
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
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)

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster
[Stippled gunnel]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL

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



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