by David Young | Sep 7, 2024 | Fishes
Author: David Freitas Photos by David Freitas Common Names: Rock Prickleback, Rock Eel, Rock Blenny Scientific Name: Xiphister mucosus Identifying Features: The Rock Prickleback is greenish-black in color with faint white markings around the base of its tail and...
by David Young | Sep 2, 2024 | Fishes
Author: Ravana Eagleheart Common Name: High Cockscomb, Cockscomb Prickleback, Crested Blenny Scientific Name: Anoplarchus purpurescens Size Range: The High Cockscomb usually grows to just over 7.8 inches (20cm.) in length. Identifying Features: On the High Cockscomb,...
by David Young | Sep 2, 2024 | Fishes
Author: Allie Eaton Scientific Name: Pholis laeta Size Range: 25cm (10 inches) Identifying Features: Crescent Gunnels may be dark, olive green to a very bright orange. They have a series of distinct cresent shaped markings along their dorsal surface that may be...
by David Young | Sep 1, 2024 | Fishes
Author: Oscar Schuckel-Bailey Photos by Oscar Schuckel-Bailey and D. Young Common name: Penpoint gunnel, Penpoint blenny Scientific name: Apodichthys flavidus Size range: The penpoint gunnel can grow up to 46 centimetres (18 inches) Identifying features: Penpoint...
by David Young | Sep 1, 2024 | Fishes
The Rockweed Gunnel By Gabrielle Lepage and Angel Antonio (updates by Rex Sherratt and Ian Templeton) Common Name: rockweed gunnel, rockweed blenny, fucus blenny Scientific Name: Apodichthys fucorum (formerly Xererpes fucorum) Size Range: 5-9 inches (12-23 cm) ...
by David Young | Sep 1, 2024 | Fishes
Author: Kathryn Taddei Scientific name: Anarrhichthys occelatus Size range: The Wolf Eel has been found to grow up to an average of 2 meters (8 feet) in length. Identifying features: Sometimes referred to as the “Ugly old man of the sea,” the Wolf Eel has a bulbous...