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Family: Pholidae Gunnels



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15 species (see list below)
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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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