Rock Gunnel

Rock Gunnel

Pholis gunnellus

Size
to 12"

Description:
Very slippery, hence the name. Found in coastal waters and inlets, near shore.

gunnel
Herb Segars Photography

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

Size
to 60"

Species Profile
By Jeff Brust,
Research Scientist

American eels are an ecologically unique and important species that occur in fresh, brackish, and marine waters from the southern tip of Greenland to northeastern South America. This species is closely related to the European eel. Eels support a valuable commercial food fishery, are used widely as bait for sport fish such as striped bass and cobia and are an important food source for many fish and wildlife species.