The crescent gunnel (Pholis laeta), also known as the bracketed blenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. This fish occurs in the shallow coastal waters of the eastern North Pacific Ocean.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Crescent Gunnel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pholis ornata
- Pholis gunnellus
- Phytichthys chirus
- Anoplarchus purpurescens
- Xiphister mucosus
- Apodichthys flavidus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Pholidae
- Genus
- Pholis
- Species
- Pholis laeta
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