BrackishSaltwater
Rock gunnel
Pholis gunnellus
Pholidae, Pholinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 25 cm
- Body shape
- Eel-like
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 375 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, and 13 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in shallow waters (seashore, tide pools), but descends (especially in winter) to 100 m or more. May remain out of water under rocks or seaweeds. Feeds on small crustaceans, polychaetes, mollusks and fish eggs. The eggs are laid on the sea bed in a large clump, which is closely guarded until hatched. Breathes air when out of water. Spawning occur in November - January. Female lays 80-200 eggs in a large ball under a stone or in an empty bivalve shell.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Blennius europaeus
- Blennius gunnellus
- Blennius muraenoides
- Centronotus gunnellus
- Gunnellus affinis
- Gunnellus cornubiensium
In other languages
- Tangsprell, Tangsprel
- Tejstefisk
- Tangspræl, Almindelig tangspræl
- Teisti, Teistikala
- Butter-fish, Butterfish, Crinkly dick, Gunnel, Nine-eyes, Salt-water snake, Tansy, Tissy
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.