Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Pholidae > Apodichthys > Apodichthys flavidus

Apodichthys flavidus (Pen-point blenny; Penpoint gunnel)

Synonyms: Apodichthys inornatus; Apodichthys sanguineus; Apodichthys univittatus; Apodichthys virescens
Language: Danish; Mandarin Chinese; Salish

Wikipedia Abstract

The penpoint gunnel (Apodichthys flavidus) is a gunnel, a species of fish from the Pacific coast of North America, ranging from Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska to Santa Barbara Island in southern California. Penpoint gunnels feed on small crustaceans and mollusks. Pairs are found coiled around egg masses.
View Wikipedia Record: Apodichthys flavidus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve II 366714 British Columbia, Canada
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve II 137900 British Columbia, Canada

Predators

Phalacrocorax auritus (Double-crested Cormorant)[1]
Phalacrocorax pelagicus (Pelagic Cormorant)[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Hysterothylacium magnum[2]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Food Web Relationships of Northern Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca : a Synthesis of the Available Knowledge, Charles A. Simenstad, Bruce S. Miller, Carl F. Nyblade, Kathleen Thornburgh, and Lewis J. Bledsoe, EPA-600 7-29-259 September 1979
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0