Rock gunnel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Rock gunnel Pholis gunnellus

Where the rock gunnel lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 14,486 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Pholis gunnellus
Group	Bony fish
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Perciformes
Family	Pholidae

Where does the rock gunnel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rock gunnel in 13 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the rock gunnel?

The rock gunnel (Pholis gunnellus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes and the family Pholidae, genus Pholis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rock gunnel

The rock gunnel (Pholis gunnellus), or butterfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. This species is found in the coastal waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Atlantic part of the Arctic Ocean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rock gunnel (revision 1354667357), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q640454 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).