APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Pholis gunnellus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Butterfish or Gunnel (Rockpool fish)
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Butterfish or Gunnel
Pholis gunnellus
- under rock 1

Butterfish or Gunnel
Pholis gunnellus
- head 1

Butterfish or Gunnel
Pholis gunnellus
- head 2

Butterfish or Gunnel
Pholis gunnellus
- lateral view 1

Butterfish or Gunnel
Pholis gunnellus
- lateral view 2

Butterfish or Gunnel
Pholis gunnellus
- dorsal view 1

Butterfish or Gunnel
Pholis gunnellus
- lateral view 3

Butterfish or Gunnel
Pholis gunnellus
- head 3

Species found under rocks on extreme low tide at Henn Point, Saltash, Cornwall, 29.03.06; also at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 20.02.15.

Scientific and European Names:
Pholis gunnellus, Butterfish, Gunnel, Rock gunnel, Butterfisch, Botervis, Gonnelle, Goneda.

Pholis gunnellus Butterfish Gunnel Rockpool Fish Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.