Gunnel \Gun"nel\, n. [See {Gunwale}.] 1. A gunwale. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) A small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus {Mur[ae]noides}; esp., {M. gunnellus} of Europe and America; -- called also {gunnel fish}, {butterfish}, {rock eel}. [1913 Webster]