Pholidae

Gunnels
Crescent gunnel, Pholis laeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Zoarcoidei
Family:	Pholidae Gill, 1893
Genera
Pholis

The gunnels are a family, Pholidae, of marine fishes in the order Perciformes. They are elongated, somewhat eel-like fishes that range from the intertidal zone to depths of 200 m (660 ft), though the majority are found in shallow waters. Most are restricted to the North Pacific, ranging as far south as Baja California and East China. The only exceptions are Pholis gunnellus from the North Atlantic,^[1] and P. fasciata from the Arctic Sea, North Atlantic and North Pacific.^[2] They typically reach a maximum length of 20–30 cm (8–12 in), but Apodichthys flavidus reaches 46 cm (18 in).^[3] They eat small crustaceans and molluscs.

Species[]

The 15 species in three genera are:

• Genus Girard 1854
  • Penpoint gunnel, A. flavidus Girard 1854
  • Rockweed gunnel, A. fucorum Jordan & Gilbert 1880
  • Kelp gunnel, Gilbert & Starks 1897
• Genus Pholis Scopoli 1777
  • Longfin gunnel, Rosenblatt 1964
  • Temminck & Schlegel 1845
  • Wang & Wang 1935
  • Banded gunnel, P. fasciata Bloch & Schneider 1801
  • Rock gunnel, P. gunnellus Linnaeus 1758
  • Crescent gunnel, P. laeta Cope 1873
  • & 1984
  • Tidepool gunnel, Temminck & Schlegel 1845
  • Saddleback gunnel, Girard 1854
  • Kner 1868
  • Red gunnel, 1931
• Genus Jordan and Evermann 1896
  • Stippled gunnel, Pallas 1814

References[]

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Pholidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
• "Pholidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 March 2006.