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Pholis laeta (Cope, 1873)

Crescent gunnel
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Common names: Crescent gunnel, Crescent gunnel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Crescent City, northern California (Ref. 2850, 27436). Also Ref. 6885.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Common names from other countries

Halvmåne-tangspræl, Ostropletwiec nawiaskowy, Bracketed blenny, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Pholidae (Gunnels) > Pholinae
Etymology: Pholis: Greek, pholis, -idos = scale (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cope.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 73 m (Ref. 50610).   Temperate

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Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to Crescent City, northern California, USA. Early records might be misleading since Pholis laeta was once considered identical to Pholis ornatus and was recorded as Pholis ornatus (Ref. 4925).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)

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Dorsal spines (total): 74 - 80; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 35 - 37. Caudal rounded. Pelvic fins minute.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Frequently in intertidal areas, in tide pools or under rocks protected by seaweeds (Ref. 2850). May remain out of water under rocks or seaweed (Ref. 31184). Probably feeds on small crustaceans and marine worms (Ref. 28499). Breathes air when out of water (Ref. 31184).

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Male and female coil around the egg ball (Ref. 58332).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.1 - 13.5, mean 8.9 (based on 232 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00162 (0.00068 - 0.00388), b=3.19 (2.99 - 3.39), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.