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Pholis ornata Saddleback Gunnel

Pholis ornatais commonly referred to as Saddleback Gunnel. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Saddleback gunnel, Pholis ornata, 2022


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lexID:
15673 
AphiaID:
273692 
Scientific:
Pholis ornata 
German:
Saddleback-Butterfisch, Schmuck-Butterfisch 
English:
Saddleback Gunnel 
Category:
Gunnel 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pholidae (Family) > Pholis (Genus) > ornata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Girard, ), 1854 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), British Columbia, California, Canada , Gulf of California, West Coast USA 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 50 Meter 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Clams, Crustaceans, Predatory, Snails 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-04-15 11:24:30 

Info

Pholis ornata (Girard, 1854)

The saddled blenny, occurs in the shallow coastal waters of the eastern North Pacific Ocean.

The specific name "ornata" means "decorated" or "adorned", assumed to be an allusion to the 12-13 blackish-brown saddle markings on back, as well as the light and dark streaks which radiate outwards from the eyes.

Host of:
Lecithaster gibbosus (Rudolphi, 1802) Lühe, 1901 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Life stage: adult
Lecithaster gibbosus (Rudolphi, 1802) Lühe, 1901 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Life stage: adult
Podocotyle californica Park, 1937 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Life stage: adult
Pseudodelphis oligocotti Adamson & Roth, 1990 Feedingtype: endoparasitic, Life stage: adult

Synonymised names:
Gunellus ornatus Girard, 1854 · unaccepted
Pholis ornatus (Girard, 1854) · unaccepted

Direct children (1):
Subspecies Pholis ornata nea Peden & Hughes, 1984 accepted as Pholis nea Peden & Hughes, 1984

External links

  1. fishbase.se (en). Abgerufen am 09.04.2023.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 09.04.2023.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 09.04.2023.
  4. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 09.04.2023.

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Saddleback gunnel (Pholis ornata), 2017
Saddleback gunnel (Pholis ornata), 2017
Saddleback gunnel (Pholis ornata) 2017
Saddleback gunnel, Pholis ornata, 2022

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