Bracketed-blenny
gunnel1 .
any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), especially Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel) common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic.
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any eel-like blennioid fish of the family Pholidae, occurring in coastal regions of northern seas See also butterfish
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a variant spelling of gunwale
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