by David Young | Sep 7, 2024 | Fishes
Authors: Â Matt Czyz and Garnet Spring Common name:Â Black Prickleback, Black Blenny Scientific name:Â Xiphister atropurpureus Size: up to 32cm in length Identifying Features:Â The Black Prickleback is dark reddish brown to black in color with a pale head. The head is...
by David Young | Sep 7, 2024 | Fishes
Author:Â David Freitas Photos by David Freitas Common Names:Â Rock Prickleback, Rock Eel, Rock Blenny Scientific Name:Â Xiphister mucosus Identifying Features:Â 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:Â High Cockscomb, Cockscomb Prickleback, Crested Blenny Scientific Name:Â Anoplarchus purpurescens Size Range:Â The High Cockscomb usually grows to just over 7.8 inches (20cm.) in length. Identifying Features:Â 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:Â Oscar Schuckel-Bailey Photos by Oscar Schuckel-Bailey and D. Young Common name:Â Penpoint gunnel, Penpoint blenny Scientific name:Â Apodichthys flavidus Size range:Â The penpoint gunnel can grow up to 46 centimetres (18 inches) Identifying features: Â 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:Â Apodichthys fucorum (formerly Xererpes fucorum) Size Range:Â 5-9 inches (12-23 cm) ...