stippled gunnel

Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster

Pholid Fish from Japanese Waters

stippled gunnel is a marine fish found around North Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 25 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Pholidae
Genus: Rhodymenichthys
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: North Pacific: Niigata and Iwate Prefecture, Japan to Primorskii Krai, Sakhalin and the Commander Islands, Russia. Also recorded from the Bering Sea to the Aleutian Islands (Ref. 265 ). Reported from South Korea (Ref. 77001 ).

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