Scientific Name
Pholis nebulosa
Common Name
Tidepool gunnel
Biology
Found in tide pools or the intertidal zone to 20 m depth, on sandy-mud bottoms and among rocks of rocky reefs ; also in eelgrass beds. Sometimes to 200 m depth. Feeds on gammarids. Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed. Although rarely used for commercial food, this species is highly valued as fried fish in the spring months in Tokyo and neighboring areas.