banded gunnel

Pholis fasciata

Thirty Centimeters Pholid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

Polar
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Polar regions
Anguilliform
Medium
Cold-water fish

Pholis fasciata, the banded gunnel, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. It is found in the North Pacific, Arctic and western North Atlantic Oceans. Very little is known about its life cycle or reproduction.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Pholidae
Genus: Pholis
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Arctic Ocean to southern Labrador, Canada and western Greenland. North Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559 ) and Alaska (Ref. 11366 ).

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