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title: "Crescent Gunnel"
description: "Pholis laeta — Pesci. The crescent gunnel (Pholis laeta), also known as the bracketed blenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/crescent-gunnel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crescent Gunnel

> Pholis laeta — Pesci. The crescent gunnel (Pholis laeta), also known as the bracketed blenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels.

- Scientific name: *Pholis laeta*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1299
- Wikidata: [Q2338665](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2338665)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67362](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67362)

## Names

- en: Crescent Gunnel
- es: Espinoso Media Luna
- fr: Sigouine lunée

## Countries with the most observations

CA (559), US (522)

## Summary

The crescent gunnel (Pholis laeta), also known as the bracketed blenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Pholidae, the gunnels. This fish occurs in the shallow coastal waters of the eastern North Pacific Ocean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_gunnel

## Photo

![Crescent Gunnel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crescent-gunnel/medium.jpg)

Photo: funnieanimals · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221453844

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crescent-gunnel?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).