Stippled gunnel

Stippled gunnel
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pholidae
Subfamily: Apodichthyinae
Genus: Rhodymenichthys
Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Species:
R. dolichogaster
Binomial name
Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster
(Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms
  • Blennius dolichogaster Pallas, 1814
  • Pholis dolichogaster (Pallas, 1814)
  • Centronotus taczanowskii Steindachner, 1881
  • Gunnellus ruberrimus Valenciennes, 1836

The stippled gunnel (Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Rhodymenichthys. It is found in the northern North Pacific Ocean.