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Rock Gunnel

Pholis gunnellus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 644, February 476, March 745, April 1,172, May 1,690, June 1,843, July 1,972, August 1,696, September 1,245, October 929, November 508, December 397.
United States14,383
Alaska13,316
Canada2,414
Quebec705
Maine617
New Brunswick556
Newfoundland and Labrador276
Nova Scotia242
Massachusetts232
United Kingdom135

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPerches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes
FamilyGunnels · Pholidae
GenusPholis

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